GitHub makes public monitoring available in public preview for GHEC with data residency
GitHub announced that public monitoring is now available in public preview for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency (GHEC DR). The feature extends secret scanning beyond internal repositories.
Why it matters
Enterprise teams on GHEC with data residency can now extend secret scanning to public repositories, which can help detect leaked credentials that appear outside their internal code.
Who should care
Engineering and security teams at enterprises using GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency, platform and DevSecOps leads.
What you can do
If you use GHEC with data residency, check the changelog post and enable public monitoring in the secret scanning settings during the preview to test coverage of your organization's credentials.