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Github Binary Files Commit Alert

  • June 8, 2023
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Context: You have some users uploading sensitive data to Github. These smart users are avoiding detection by using non-text formats e.g. XLSX or docx. How to get alerted for binary commits on Github?

 

Solution: Netskope next-gen Github API can detect and alert when a binary file is committed to Github. Create a very simple DLP rule that detects keywords for "Binary files". Call that into a profile and a Github ongoing policy. That's all that is needed.

 

Here are the required screenshots showing how to create a DLP rule using custom entity with case insensitive keyword.