Microsoft employees exposed internal passwords and credentials to the public on an Azure storage server, which was not password-protected, allowing anyone with access to the internet to view them until March 5th when Microsoft secured the leakage. This incident highlights two major issues associated with poor secrets hygiene: poor secrets storage practice and a slow response from the company. To avoid similar incidents, companies can implement good secrets management practices throughout their development cycle, such as using a dedicated tool like Infisical to store and manage secrets, rotating secrets, and employing tools to detect credentials before they make it public. By doing so, teams can mitigate and prevent secrets from leaking across their development cycle.