Developers remain unsure how to prevent access to sensitive data Don't you hate it when machines can't follow simple instructions? Anthropic's Claude Code can't take "ignore" for an answer and ...

This quick guide takes a look at the critical issue of secret leaks in code, the tools available to detect them, and the methods to resolve and prevent such leaks. It emphasizes the importance of ...

Secrets embedded in source code pose a risk to developers and the organizations they work for. Secrets can be used to take over both user and service accounts, which can lead to sensitive data ...

Attackers constantly search public code repositories like GitHub for secrets developers might inadvertently leave behind, and any tiny mistake can be exploited. One boring day during the pandemic, ...

Despite more than a decade of reminding, prodding, and downright nagging, a surprising number of developers still can’t bring themselves to keep their code free of credentials that provide the keys to ...

Exposing hard-coded credentials and sensitive secrets through public code repositories has been a major security risk for organizations for years, with over 10 million new instances of credential ...

At least 187 code packages made available through the JavaScript repository NPM have been infected with a self-replicating worm that steals credentials from developers and publishes those secrets on ...

Attackers can abuse VS Code configuration files for RCE when a GitHub Codespaces user opens a repository or pull request.