| Key Takeaways
• Source code is often a company’s most valuable and least protected asset. • GitHub, Trellix, and Accenture all disclosed source code breaches in 2026. • Verizon’s DBIR found source code is the top data type leaked to shadow AI. • A real source code protection strategy needs kernel-level control, not just file encryption. • FED v6 delivers that control with only a 4% build-time overhead. |
A source code protection strategy is quickly becoming a board-level priority, not just an IT concern. Source code is one of the most valuable assets a company owns, yet it often sits outside standard data security programs. In May 2026, attackers stole code from about 3,800 internal GitHub repositories.
A single compromised employee device gave them the opening. Trellix and Accenture disclosed similar source code breaches within weeks of each other. Each incident confirms the same lesson: source code is a prime target, and most organizations underestimate the risk.
This post covers why source code needs its own security strategy and what that strategy should include. It also looks at how source code actually leaks today. Finally, it examines how Fasoo’s Enterprise DRM (FED) puts these principles into practice without slowing developers down.