Take GitHub threats seriously: The largest code-sharing platform is extending your attack surface
In 2021, GitGuardian scanned over 1 billion data points on GitHub.com, and the results were stunning. More than 6 million secrets – think API keys, database connection strings, and private certificates – were exposed on the platform! Even more striking is the share of secrets and sensitive data exposed on the personal repositories of developers or open-source projects, of which SecOps teams lack visibility and control.