Skip to content

Describe GitHub Advanced Security best practices, results, and how to take corrective measures Questions

Practice questions for Describe GitHub Advanced Security best practices, results, and how to take corrective measures topic in GitHub Advanced Security. 20 questions covering this domain.

20 questions6 easy13 medium1 hard
Q1
medium

A developer accepts a Copilot Autofix suggestion for a code scanning alert. What should they verify before merging?

Q2
medium

A security lead wants to prevent hardcoded credentials from ever reaching repository history. Which control is the best fit?

Q3
easy

What should be used for consistent compliance or auditing reports when security overview dashboard numbers might change over time?

Q4
medium

A team wants to stop vulnerable dependencies before they are merged rather than only reacting to alerts on the default branch later. Which control bes...

Q5
easy

When evaluating secret scanning alerts, which validity state should be remediated first?

Q6
medium

Which set of controls best represents a prevention-first approach in GitHub?

Q7
medium

Why should dismissal or ignore actions for security alerts be documented carefully?

Q8
medium

Which current product names should official GH-500 content use for the two GHAS product families?

Q9
easy

A developer removes a leaked API key from files in the repository but does nothing else. Which action is still required as a best practice?

Q10
medium

A remediation lead wants to notify developers, assign a point of contact, and track many fixes in one coordinated effort. Which GitHub feature is desi...

Q11
medium

Why should dismissal and wont-fix decisions for security alerts be documented carefully?

Q12
medium

A remediation lead wants developers notified, a named point of contact, and the ability to assign many related alerts to users or Copilot cloud agent....

Q13
easy

A developer deletes a leaked credential from the repository and force pushes the cleanup, but the secret scanning alert is still open. What is the bes...

Q14
medium

A security team is triaging AI detected generic secret alerts and cannot find them in the summary views of security overview. Where should they go ins...

Q15
easy

Which set best reflects a prevention first approach that catches problems before they reach the default branch or repository history?

Q16
medium

A developer removed a leaked token from the repository and force-pushed the cleanup. Why is more work still required?

Q17
easy

A secret scanning alert is marked active. What should the responder prioritize first?

Q18
medium

A security lead wants developers notified, a named point of contact, and one place to coordinate many related fixes. What is the best GitHub feature f...

Q19
medium

Why should teams record clear reasons when dismissing or marking a security alert as wont fix?

Q20
hard

An organization has hundreds of related code scanning alerts across repositories and wants scalable remediation rather than manual spreadsheets. What ...

Sign in to see all 20 questions

Create a free account to browse all questions — completely free during our launch phase.