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GitHub Copilot
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GitHub · Freemium · 2 capabilities in this domain
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GitHub Copilot

GitHub · Developer Security & Secure Coding

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FreemiumCompany

Copilot suggests code in IDEs and can act as an autonomous coding agent on GitHub; organizations govern models, content exclusions and agent permissions through policies. Copilot Autofix for security findings is part of GitHub Code Security.

What it does2 capabilities

0 of 2 at full coverage, 2 through a named feature.

AI Coding Assistant Security GuardrailsPartialDEVSEC · via a feature · level 3 · 6 providers
AI-Generated Code Vulnerability DetectionPartialDEVSEC · via a feature · level 3 · 4 providers

What it proves8 controls across 4 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

Agentic Top 103 / 10ASI02 ASI03 ASI05
LLM Top 103 / 10LLM05:2025 LLM06:2025 LLM09:2025
AICM1 / 18AIS
SSDF 1.11 / 42PW.7.2

What it stops4 techniques · 1 risk

4 techniques countered, 0 of them common

AI Agent Privilege AbuseEmerging
AI Agent Tool InvocationAML.T0053Emerging
Publish Hallucinated EntitiesAML.T0060Emerging
Slopsquatting (Hallucinated Package Squatting)Emerging

1 risks reduced

Developer workstation or AI assistant introduces compromiseHigh

Where it runs1 phase · 2 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Code2

How it is delivered

IDE pluginSaaS

What it unlocks1 activity · reaches level 3

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 3. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 3

Govern AI coding assistants and agentsMedium effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costs4 tiers · Per user subscription · free tier

LicensingPer user subscription

Priced peruser per month or year

BillingSubscription

Scales withNamed or licensed users

FreeFreeuser/month · Monthly
Pro$10user/month · Monthly
Business$19user/month · Monthly
Enterprise$39user/month · Monthly

Total cost

Bundles such as Microsoft 365 E5 spread cost across many products; value depends on actually deploying the included capabilities.

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with2 features · 2 AI features

Named features

Code vulnerability filteringAICode vulnerability filtering in GitHub Copilot.
Coding agent firewall and review requirementsAICoding agent firewall and review requirements in GitHub Copilot.

AI features

Code vulnerability filteringCoding agent firewall and review requirements

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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