GitHub Argues Automated Security Must Scale Alongside Software Development

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GitHub's blog states that increasing software vulnerabilities are not due to developer negligence. The company asserts the issue stems from the current pace of development outpacing manual security practices. It argues that the tools enabling rapid software creation should also automate more security protection. The core message is that secret protection needs to grow at the same rate as software production itself.

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