Reports: Hiding in plain sight: How secrets (mis)management is creating the next big cybersecurity threat

The average business is not protecting or handling secrets like the major vulnerability they are, putting sensitive company and customer data at serious risk.

80% of IT/DevOps organizations admit to not managing their secrets well. 77% of IT/DevOps workers still have access to their former employer's infrastructure secrets. 60% of IT/DevOps organizations have experienced secrets leakage.

What you will learn

Our survey reveals the scope and complexity of the secrets management problem. Findings include:

  • 52% of workers say that digital transformation has made managing secrets more difficult
  • 80% of IT/DevOps organizations admit to not managing their secrets well
  • 1Password Secrets Automation can help teams of all sizes protect and manage secrets

Poor secrets management is making it easier for attackers to find their way in. Organizations who experienced secrets leakage resulting in financial damage, lost, on average, $1.2 million in revenue.

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