TheServerSide

Set your username and email in Git config

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Privacy minded people aren’t wont to just hand over their ...
Threat Post

GitHub Prepares to Move Beyond Passwords

GitHub adds support for FIDO2 security keys for Git over SSH to fend off account hijacking and further its plan to stick a fork in the security bane of passwords. GitHub, the ubiquitous host for ...
TheServerSide

Git commit config and credential confusion causes consternation for customers

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Thousands of Git users are guilty of a giant security blunder. They inadvertently and ...
ZDNet

GitHub shifts away from passwords with security key support for SSH Git operations

When you add a security key to SSH operations, you can use these devices to protect you and your account from accidental exposure, account hijacking, or malware, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones ...
PC World

GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attack results in compromised accounts

Popular source code repository service GitHub has recently been hit by a brute-force password-guessing attack that successfully compromised some accounts. “We sent an email to users with compromised ...
Techaeris

GitHub User Accounts Compromised In Brute Force Attack Due To Weak Passwords

Looks like GitHub was hit with a bruteforce attack compromising some user accounts with weak passwords. Emails have been sent to the accounts compromised with instructions on what to do. Full press ...
Macworld

How to use Git and GitHub on Mac

I’d like to use the Git and GitHub programming tools on my Mac. Are they easy to learn? Git, along with its popular web-based companion GitHub, sits alongside popular programming languages such as ...