GitHub Advanced Security at the Org Level: Rolling Out GHAS Across 100+ Repos

[steve-kaschimer]

Scheduled: 2026-12-04

Pitch: Enabling GHAS on one repo is easy; rolling it out consistently across a large org without alert fatigue or developer friction requires a deliberate strategy.

Angle: Covers the rollout sequence (secret scanning first, then code scanning, then Dependabot alerts with auto-dismiss rules), using the GitHub REST API and gh CLI to audit enablement status across repos, setting org-level default setup for CodeQL, and building a compliance dashboard with GitHub Actions that reports on coverage weekly.

Tags: github-advanced-security, devsecops, platform-engineering, codeql, secret-scanning

Status: idea

[github-actions]

📋 Assigned to Trenton (Content Engineer)

Issue: #139 - GitHub Advanced Security at the Org Level: Rolling Out GHAS Across 100+ Repos

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