The Salesloft incident with exposed Salesforce credentials is exactly why reverse-engineering breaches is more valuable than chasing certifications. When you trace back from "API keys in public repos" to the actual preventions like GitGuardian and secret scanning, the security posture becomes concrete instead of theoretical. The real test isn't knowing AWS Secrets Manager exists, it's recognizing in real time that your CI/CD pipeline is about to leak a production credential and having the muscle memory to stop it befor it hits GitHub.
The Salesloft incident with exposed Salesforce credentials is exactly why reverse-engineering breaches is more valuable than chasing certifications. When you trace back from "API keys in public repos" to the actual preventions like GitGuardian and secret scanning, the security posture becomes concrete instead of theoretical. The real test isn't knowing AWS Secrets Manager exists, it's recognizing in real time that your CI/CD pipeline is about to leak a production credential and having the muscle memory to stop it befor it hits GitHub.
I use this kind of approach, and it always works when getting into new things. Glad you shared some stuff concerning cloud security.
I like this approach. It focuses on stepping stones but with maximum efficiency and key learning outcomes. Nice one!
100% :)