Tag: GitHub Actions
Coding Agents Broke Git’s Scaling Math. GitHub Is Rebuilding to Keep Up
Tom Smith | | agentic AI, AI coding agents, automation, Azure Blob Storage, CI/CD, code review, developer productivity, devops, GIT, Git Infrastructure, github, GitHub Actions, platform engineering, Repository Scaling, software development, software engineering, Trunk-Based DevelopmentGitHub is rebuilding its Git infrastructure as AI coding agents drive billions of commits, promising up to 35x faster writes while exposing new DevOps bottlenecks ...
Open Source Mod Brings Rate Limits, Costs and CI Status Into View for Claude Code Users
Tom Smith | | agentic AI, AI coding agents, AI costs, AI Governance, AI observability, Anji Xu, CI/CD, Claude Code, Claude Statuspane, context windows, developer productivity, developer tools, devops, GitHub Actions, platform engineering, token usageClaude Statuspane gives developers real-time visibility into Claude Code context use, rate limits, costs and CI status, highlighting a growing need for agent observability ...
GitHub Separates Who Writes Code From Who Runs Your CI
Tom Smith | | Actions security, CI/CD security, devops, devsecops, github, GitHub Actions, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub security, pipeline security, pull_request_target, Repository Security, Software Supply Chain, supply chain security, workflow execution protections, workflow securityGitHub’s new workflow execution protections let teams control who and what can trigger Actions workflows, reducing CI/CD attack paths and tightening pipeline security ...
Why Your CI/CD Pipeline Is Your Most Unprotected Attack Surface
Muhammad Yawar Malik | | application security, build agents, build pipelines, CI/CD security, Cloud Security, credential security, dependency security, deployment security, devops security, devsecops, ephemeral runners, GitHub Actions, infrastructure security, Jenkins security, least-privilege, pipeline security, provenance attestation, secrets management, secure pipelines, secure software development, software provenance, Software Supply Chain, supply chain attacks, third-party actions, XZ UtilsCI/CD pipelines often hold privileged credentials, execute third-party code and connect directly to production, making pipeline security one of the most overlooked risks in modern DevOps ...
GitHub’s August Outages Show Growth Is Outpacing Infrastructure
Tom Smith | | AI coding agents, capacity planning, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, developer infrastructure, developer productivity, devops, distributed systems, github, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, GitHub outages, incident response, platform engineering, platform reliability, production resilience, retry storms, service availability, software delivery, Software Supply ChainGitHub's August 2026 report details five outages tied to Actions and Copilot growth outpacing infrastructure. Here's what platform teams should know ...
Microsoft’s GitHub Hit by Major Outage as AI-Driven Demand Strains Infrastructure
Jon Swartz | | AI infrastructure, AI workflows, API, copilot, Downdetector, github, GitHub Actions, GitHub outages, GitHub Pages, Government, microsoft, Microsoft Teams, Rubrik, zero-trustGitHub, the Microsoft Corp.-owned code hosting platform serving more than 180 million developers, is still reeling from a widespread outage on Monday that severely disrupted software development pipelines globally. The hours-long incident ...
GitHub Hit by Widespread Outage, Halting Work for Global Developers
Jon Swartz | | AI coding, Anthropic, API, cloudbees, Cursor, Downdetector, error rates, github, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, GitHub outages, microsoft, Microsoft Teams, OpenAI, SAML, service monitoring forums, Social media, Team SyncA major technical outage struck GitHub on Monday morning, disrupting workflows for millions of developers worldwide for several hours as critical services, automated testing pipelines, and artificial intelligence (AI) coding tools suffered ...
Fast-Moving Shai-Hulud Attack Infects npm Packages with 2 Billion Monthly Downloads
Jeff Burt | | Aikido Security, AWS, credential theft, GitHub Actions, HashiCorp Terraform, npm malware, Shai-Hulud worm, supply chain attackResearchers at Aikido Security and Endor Labs are tracking a fast-spreading supply-chain attack that is compromising a wide range of npm software packages that combined have more than 2 billion installs a ...
GitHub Gives Teams More Control Over Copilot’s Cloud Agent in Linear
Tom Smith | | agent guidance, agentic coding, AI coding agent, AI development workflow, automated pull requests, branch controls, Copilot cloud agent, custom coding agents, devops automation, engineering productivity, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Marketplace, Linear integration, Linear issues, mid-session steering, model selection, software development agentsGitHub’s Copilot cloud agent integration with Linear is now generally available, adding model, branch and team-level controls for delegated coding work ...
Novee Uncovers Cordyceps: The Latest Threat to CI/CD Pipelines
Jeff Burt | | AI coding agents, apache, CI/CD security, Cloudflare, code repositories, Cordyceps, GitHub Actions, google, microsoft, Novee, npm malware, PyPi, Python, supply chain attacks, WizA newly discovered supply chain security flaw is once again putting a spotlight on inherent weaknesses in CI/CD pipelines and the growing interest among cyberthreat actors to exploit them. Security researchers with ...
GitHub Removes PAT Requirement for Agentic Workflows
Tom Smith | | AI agents, automation, billing, Copilot CLI, enterprise, enterprise security, github, GitHub Actions, GitHub Agentic Workflows, GITHUB_TOKEN, Personal Access Tokens, security, workflow automationGitHub Agentic Workflows can now use GitHub Actions' built-in GITHUB_TOKEN instead of a personal access token (PAT). That means developers no longer need to create, store, or rotate a PAT to run ...
Security Flaw in Claude Code Illustrates the Risk of AI in Developer Workflows
Jeff Burt | | agentic AI in development, Anthropic Claude Code, bash, CI/CD and AI agents, exposed secrets, GitHub Actions, microsoft, prompt injectionAI coding agents are reshaping software development—but they’re also expanding the attack surface. Researchers uncovered a now-patched vulnerability in Anthropic’s Claude Code GitHub Action that could have enabled prompt injection attacks to ...
