Software supply chain attacks like SolarWinds and Codecov highlight the growing risks as developers expand the enterprise attack surface. Development environments rely heavily on privileged credentials across workstations, scripts, DevOps tools, and cloud consoles, often leading to hard-coded secrets, vault sprawl, and limited visibility. To reduce risk without slowing velocity, organizations should secure developer endpoints with least privilege and MFA, centralize secrets management to eliminate hard-coded credentials, and tightly control tool admin consoles with PAM and adaptive MFA. A holistic approach unifies these areas, preventing credential theft, stopping lateral movement, and maintaining compliance while enabling efficient CI/CD and DevOps practices.

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