GitHub Advanced Security Technology Syllabus

• Explain GitHub security architecture and repository trust using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: map the components, identities, data paths and trust boundaries for GitHub security architecture and repository trust
• Evidence: produce an annotated architecture diagram and explain the validation result

• Explain Organization and repository security policy using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: compare a baseline design with a risky or incomplete design for Organization and repository security policy
• Evidence: produce a design decision record and explain the validation result

• Explain Dependency graph, Dependabot and dependency review using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: trace one permitted and one denied access decision for Dependency graph, Dependabot and dependency review
• Evidence: produce an access-flow worksheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Secret scanning and push protection using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: plan a least-privilege configuration and a safe rollout sequence for Secret scanning and push protection
• Evidence: produce a change plan with rollback steps and explain the validation result

• Explain Code scanning and default setup using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: review policy order, dependencies, exceptions and rollback conditions for Code scanning and default setup
• Evidence: produce a policy review checklist and explain the validation result

• Explain CodeQL concepts, queries and analysis databases using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: configure or assess the control with secure defaults for CodeQL concepts, queries and analysis databases
• Evidence: produce a configuration evidence sheet and explain the validation result

• Explain Custom patterns and detection tuning using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: test expected and unexpected behavior against explicit pass criteria for Custom patterns and detection tuning
• Evidence: produce a pass/fail validation record and explain the validation result

• Explain Pull-request security gates and developer workflow using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: locate the relevant telemetry and build an investigation timeline for Pull-request security gates and developer workflow
• Evidence: produce an investigation timeline and explain the validation result

• Explain Security campaigns and remediation ownership using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: triage a realistic finding and separate risk from expected activity for Security campaigns and remediation ownership
• Evidence: produce a triage note with severity rationale and explain the validation result

• Explain Security overview, metrics and programme governance using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: tune a noisy control without removing required visibility for Security overview, metrics and programme governance
• Evidence: produce a tuning record with before-and-after evidence and explain the validation result

• Explain APIs, automation and exception handling using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: troubleshoot a production-style failure using an evidence-first workflow for APIs, automation and exception handling
• Evidence: produce a troubleshooting runbook entry and explain the validation result

• Explain Secure repository capstone using current GitHub terminology and connect it to the GitHub Advanced Security architecture
• Practice: combine design, validation, operations and handover in the capstone for Secure repository capstone
• Evidence: produce a concise capstone handover and portfolio artifact and explain the validation result

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