Sigma rule: Github Push Protection Disabled

Rule

Title

Github Push Protection Disabled

Status

test

Level

high

Author

Muhammad Faisal (@faisalusuf)

Date

2024-03-07

File

rules/application/github/audit/github_push_protection_disabled.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects if the push protection feature is disabled for an organization, enterprise, repositories or custom pattern rules.

Log source

product

github

service

audit

definition

Requirements: The audit log streaming feature must be enabled to be able to receive such logs. You can enable following the documentation here: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/monitoring-activity-in-your-enterprise/reviewing-audit-logs-for-your-enterprise/streaming-the-audit-log-for-your-enterprise#setting-up-audit-log-streaming

Detection

selection:
    action:
        - 'business_secret_scanning_custom_pattern_push_protection.disabled'
        - 'business_secret_scanning_push_protection.disable'
        - 'business_secret_scanning_push_protection.disabled_for_new_repos'
        - 'org.secret_scanning_custom_pattern_push_protection_disabled'
        - 'org.secret_scanning_push_protection_disable'
        - 'org.secret_scanning_push_protection_new_repos_disable'
        - 'repository_secret_scanning_custom_pattern_push_protection.disabled'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Allowed administrative activities.

Tags

• attack.defense-impairment
• attack.t1685

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1685

References

• https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/code-security/secret-scanning/push-protection-for-repositories-and-organizations
• https://thehackernews.com/2024/03/github-rolls-out-default-secret.html

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/application/github/audit/github_push_protection_disabled.yml