--- title: "10 GitHub Security Best Practices" url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-github-security-best-practices-zdb9fsdgk source_url: https://snyk.io/blog/ten-git-hub-security-best-practices/ type: article source: "Snyk" published: 2024-02-05T21:53:36.559Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:39:06.345Z tags: ["security", "github"] reading_time: 14 upvotes: 20 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 10 GitHub Security Best Practices **[Snyk](https://daily.dev/sources/snyk)** · 14 min read · 20 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Learn how to improve GitHub security with best practices including enabling 2FA, limiting access to repositories, avoiding storing credentials in code, scanning for vulnerabilities with Snyk, using branch protection rules, rotating SSH tokens and personal keys, automatically updating dependencies, using private repositories for sensitive data, and making smart choices about GitHub apps. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/10-github-security-best-practices-zdb9fsdgk)