Your GitHub Org Is Probably Over-Permissioned Right Now Here's a question most engineering leaders can't answer: Who has admin access to your production repositories, and why? If that question makes you uncomfortable, you're not alone. Most GitHub organizations — even well-run ones — manage permissions through the UI. Someone needs access, an admin clicks a few buttons, and the change is made. No audit trail beyond GitHub's own logs. No review process. No way to detect when permissions drift from what they should be. I managed a GitHub Enterprise platform serving 500+ developers at a Fortune 500 energy company. At that scale, UI-based permission management isn't just inconvenient — it's a genuine security liability. The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report consistently finds that credential misuse and privilege abuse are among the top vectors in real-world breaches. Over-permissioned access is the silent risk that nobody audits until something goes wrong. The fix isn't better UI workflows.…