A severe vulnerability has been patched in Git software source code to prevent remote code execution attacks being launched at users. The bug, which is industry-wide, was disclosed on Tuesday. Git ...

The developers behind Git and various companies providing Git repository hosting services have pushed out a fix to patch a dangerous vulnerability in the Git source code versioning software.

Github on Monday is launching a more robust version of its Developer Program, adding a new range of benefits and making the whole program free for effectively any developer.

The program is text-based, but several free graphical user interfaces are available, including SourceTree and GitKraken. And many programming tools, such as RStudio, feature Git integration as well.

Git is also the version control standard for GitHub and other source code management systems, and it is widely used with within devops to implement CI/CD.