5 Security Mistakes That Kill Startups

The uncomfortable truth

Most startup breaches aren't zero-days. They're basics done badly.

The five killers

1. Secrets in git history — rotate everything, use environment variables
2. No rate limiting — credential stuffing loves you
3. Stale dependencies — automate updates or get owned by a CVE
4. Over-privileged tokens — least privilege, always
5. No audit logging — you can't respond to what you can't see

The fix

A one-day security audit catches all five. That's exactly what our upcoming security division does.