Question: How do I keep my API keys from becoming part of someone else's GitHub search? Answer: Storing API keys directly in your code is generally not recommended due to the potential security risks.

Much lip service is paid to protecting information in the Cloud, but the reality is often seat-of-the-pants Cloud security. Most organizations use some form of API keys to access their cloud services.

Thousands of mobile apps are leaking Twitter API keys — some of which give adversaries a way to access or take over the Twitter accounts of users of these applications and assemble a bot army for ...