# 10 GitHub Security Best Practices

DevFeed: [10 GitHub Security Best Practices](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/10-github-security-best-practices-8205.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/ten-git-hub-security-best-practices/>)

Author: Brian Vermeer

Published: 2024-02-05T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [MFA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mfa.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>)

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## AI overview

A cheat sheet outlining ten GitHub security best practices, including enforcing two-factor authentication to protect repositories, code, and development workflows.

## Source excerpt

In this cheat sheet, we will discuss ten best practices you can implement to improve your GitHub security. Download the one-pager and read on for a more extensive explanation of all ten curated actions.