85% of organizations have plaintext secrets embedded in their source code repositories.

June 5, 2025

85% of organizations have plaintext secrets embedded in their source code repositories. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Orca Security in June 2025. It covers topics including Cloud. The original data appears in 2025 State of Cloud Security Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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85% of organizations have plaintext secrets embedded in their source code repositories. This data was published by Orca Security and covers Cloud.

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This statistic comes from 2025 State of Cloud Security Report, published by Orca Security on June 5, 2025. You can view the original report at https://orca.security/lp/2025-state-of-cloud-security-report/.

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85% of organizations have plaintext secrets embedded in their source code repositories.

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