GitHub pushes AI-driven secret scanning to match code surge

GitHub says AI now contributes to about a third of all software updates on its platform, up from less than 10% last year. As code volume rises, GitHub is rolling out an AI-powered tool that scans for leaked secrets—like passwords or access keys—in seconds. The new system can prevent over twice as many leaks and tackles credential exposures at the speed code is written. Human review just can't keep up.

• AI now in one-third of GitHub code updates
• Leaked secrets double every year
• New classifier scans candidate secrets in under two milliseconds
• Manual secret revocation often takes over a month
• Developers are less likely to override security blocks