Microsoft has open-sourced CodeQL queries that developers can use to scan source code for malicious implants matching the SolarWinds supply-chain attack. In December, it was disclosed that threat ...

One year after acquiring software security scanning specialist Semmle, and following a successful five-month beta process, GitHub is making its CodeQL code scanning capabilities available publicly ...

Image: GitHub Here, developers will be prompted to enable the CodeQL queries they want GitHub to use to scan their source code. To get users started on using Code Scanning, Gitub said its security ...

GitHub’s code scanning is powered by its CodeQL engine, and while it supports a wide variety of compilers, so far the feature is only available for Python, JavaScript, and Ruby.

The tool is powered by CodeQL ---an open-source semantic code analyzer. The scanner can work in real-time as code is entered, so flaws never get to the software's final production version.

This two-pronged approach from CodeQL is of particular use to Microsoft as it “unlocks many useful scenarios, including being able to use static analysis not just for proactive Secure ...

Developers have access to 2,000 pre-packaged CodeQL scan templates. Bugs that are detected in a project are displayed inside the GitHub interface so developers can see if their code is susceptible ...

GitHub code scanning enables receiving actionable security alerts in pull requests, which are shown as a review on the PR Conversation tab. Swift support extends the set of programming languages ...

CodeQL was developed several years ago by Semmle, which was acquired by GitHub in September. Prior to making CodeQL available for free for open source code, Semmle provided it as a commercially ...