39 Million Secrets Leaked on GitHub. Yours Could Be Next.

1. 1Check your GitHub repositories for sensitive information using GitHub's built-in secret scanning tool
2. 2Run a git filter-rewrite command to remove sensitive data from your commit history
3. 3Configure your IDE to detect and warn about potential secret leaks
4. 4Test your repository for secrets using a tool like GitLeaks or TruffleHog
5. 5Apply a secrets management strategy to your development workflow

Developers and DevOps teams can benefit from this lesson to prevent sensitive information leaks

💡 Sensitive information like AWS access keys can be leaked on GitHub in a matter of minutes, so act fast to protect your secrets

🚨 39 million secrets leaked on GitHub! 🚨 Protect yours in 5 minutes with these simple steps