Leaked infrastructure secrets ‘ code, credentials and keys ‘ exposed accidentally or intentionally cost companies an average of $1.2 million in revenue per year. 65% of IT and DevOps employees estimate their company has more than 500 secrets ‘ and 18% say they have more than they can count. IT/DevOps workers whose company lost control of secrets said their company lost, on average, $1.2M. Leaked IT secrets can damage corporate reputation, alienated customers and delayed product cycles.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/06/23/companies-manage-secrets/