Security & DevSecOps
Practical
By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Sep 12, 2025
4 min read
Secret Scanning in Public Repos
Secrets in public GitHub get exploited fast.
Speed
Public repo secret leaks exploited within minutes.
Don't assume time.
Scan
GitHub secret scanning catches common patterns.
Auto-rotation for AWS, Azure, GCP keys.
Respond
Rotate immediately on any detection.
Don't investigate first.