GitHub Key Detection Service Cuts Costs by Over 98%: Why Was a Small Model Chosen for This Security Task?
GitHub has revamped its key detection by combining rule-based filtering with context-based classification. Cost savings exceeding 98% fall within a clearly defined range; what’s even more noteworthy is how smaller models are changing the timing of security checks, and how enterprises measure the total cost of false positives, false negatives, and true positives.