Why Secret Scanning Visibility Should Be Free & Understanding Where There is Value

Secret scanning solutions have become increasingly important in application security, but many organizations are not managing secrets effectively. Despite the availability of open-source tools like GitLeaks, Git-Secrets, and Detect-Secrets, periodic secret scanning has become a commodity. Real-time secret scanning provides significant value by enabling teams to enforce a 'zero new hardcoded secrets' policy and reduce the number of risks in their software development ecosystem. To effectively tackle the secrets problem, look for solutions that can scan existing code for secrets, provide real-time scanning, and offer non-disruptive mitigation methods.