Mackenzie Jackson

Mackenzie Jackson

Mackenzie is a developer advocate at GitGuardian, he is passionate about technology and building a community of engaged developers to shape future tools and systems.

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Codecov supply chain breach - explained step by step

Codecov supply chain breach - explained step by step

Codecov recently had a significant breach as attackers were able to put a backdoor into Codecov to get access to customers' sensitive data. This article reviews exactly what happened, how attackers gained access, how they used sensitive information and of course, what to do if you were affected.

The journey to becoming a backend engineer at GitGuardian

The journey to becoming a backend engineer at GitGuardian

Samuel is a backend engineer working on expanding PII detection within GitGuardian's secrets team. Samuel studied software engineering at EISTI in Paris specializing in cybersecurity and shared with us the journey he took to work at GitGuardian.

Shift Left - Moving security to the development phase - the case of secrets detection in code repositories

Shift Left - Moving security to the development phase - the case of secrets detection in code repositories

With the expansion of the DevOps and DevSecOps models, the concept of “shift left” in the context of the development lifecycle has become quite popular. This article looks at practical ways organizations implement a Shift Left approach to development.

Working as a backend developer at GitGuardian

Working as a backend developer at GitGuardian

João is a data and software engineer who works as part of the internal monitoring product team at GitGuardian. João also leads GitGuardian’s API development and GitGuardian’s open-source tools.

GitGuardian Secrets Detection Q1 2021 Update

GitGuardian Secrets Detection Q1 2021 Update

Sometimes the GitGuardian secrets detection engine can seem like a mysterious black box, but in reality, it is a huge collection of independent detectors that are being constantly maintained by our dedicated Secrets Team.

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