diff --git a/pkg/cache/cache.go b/pkg/cache/cache.go
index da7156ac7..9247dfc83 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/cache.go
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 package cache
 
 // Cache is used to store key/value pairs.
-type Cache interface {
+type Cache[T any] interface {
 	// Set stores the given key/value pair.
-	Set(string, any)
+	Set(string, T)
 	// Get returns the value for the given key and a boolean indicating if the key was found.
-	Get(string) (any, bool)
+	Get(string) (T, bool)
 	// Exists returns true if the given key exists in the cache.
 	Exists(string) bool
 	// Delete the given key from the cache.
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type Cache interface {
 	// Keys returns all keys in the cache.
 	Keys() []string
 	// Values returns all values in the cache.
-	Values() []any
+	Values() []T
 	// Contents returns all keys in the cache encoded as a string.
 	Contents() string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cache/memory/memory.go b/pkg/cache/memory/memory.go
index ce5bd4365..f38b67fdf 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/memory/memory.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/memory/memory.go
@@ -14,46 +14,46 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Cache wraps the go-cache library to provide an in-memory key-value store.
-type Cache struct {
+type Cache[T any] struct {
 	c             *cache.Cache
 	expiration    time.Duration
 	purgeInterval time.Duration
 }
 
 // CacheOption defines a function type used for configuring a Cache.
-type CacheOption func(*Cache)
+type CacheOption[T any] func(*Cache[T])
 
 // WithExpirationInterval returns a CacheOption to set the expiration interval of cache items.
 // The interval determines the duration a cached item remains in the cache before it is expired.
-func WithExpirationInterval(interval time.Duration) CacheOption {
-	return func(c *Cache) { c.expiration = interval }
+func WithExpirationInterval[T any](interval time.Duration) CacheOption[T] {
+	return func(c *Cache[T]) { c.expiration = interval }
 }
 
 // WithPurgeInterval returns a CacheOption to set the interval at which the cache purges expired items.
 // Regular purging helps in freeing up memory by removing stale entries.
-func WithPurgeInterval(interval time.Duration) CacheOption {
-	return func(c *Cache) { c.purgeInterval = interval }
+func WithPurgeInterval[T any](interval time.Duration) CacheOption[T] {
+	return func(c *Cache[T]) { c.purgeInterval = interval }
 }
 
 // New constructs a new in-memory cache instance with optional configurations.
 // By default, it sets the expiration and purge intervals to 12 and 13 hours, respectively.
 // These defaults can be overridden using the functional options: WithExpirationInterval and WithPurgeInterval.
-func New(opts ...CacheOption) *Cache {
-	return NewWithData(nil, opts...)
+func New[T any](opts ...CacheOption[T]) *Cache[T] {
+	return NewWithData[T](nil, opts...)
 }
 
 // CacheEntry represents a single entry in the cache, consisting of a key and its corresponding value.
-type CacheEntry struct {
+type CacheEntry[T any] struct {
 	// Key is the unique identifier for the entry.
 	Key string
 	// Value is the data stored in the entry.
-	Value any
+	Value T
 }
 
 // NewWithData constructs a new in-memory cache with existing data.
 // It also accepts CacheOption parameters to override default configuration values.
-func NewWithData(data []CacheEntry, opts ...CacheOption) *Cache {
-	instance := &Cache{expiration: defaultExpirationInterval, purgeInterval: defaultPurgeInterval}
+func NewWithData[T any](data []CacheEntry[T], opts ...CacheOption[T]) *Cache[T] {
+	instance := &Cache[T]{expiration: defaultExpirationInterval, purgeInterval: defaultPurgeInterval}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(instance)
 	}
@@ -69,38 +69,46 @@ func NewWithData(data []CacheEntry, opts ...CacheOption) *Cache {
 }
 
 // Set adds a key-value pair to the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Set(key string, value any) {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Set(key string, value T) {
 	c.c.Set(key, value, defaultExpiration)
 }
 
 // Get returns the value for the given key.
-func (c *Cache) Get(key string) (any, bool) {
-	return c.c.Get(key)
+func (c *Cache[T]) Get(key string) (T, bool) {
+	var value T
+
+	v, ok := c.c.Get(key)
+	if !ok {
+		return value, false
+	}
+
+	value, ok = v.(T)
+	return value, ok
 }
 
 // Exists returns true if the given key exists in the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Exists(key string) bool {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Exists(key string) bool {
 	_, ok := c.c.Get(key)
 	return ok
 }
 
 // Delete removes the key-value pair from the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Delete(key string) {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Delete(key string) {
 	c.c.Delete(key)
 }
 
 // Clear removes all key-value pairs from the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Clear() {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Clear() {
 	c.c.Flush()
 }
 
 // Count returns the number of key-value pairs in the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Count() int {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Count() int {
 	return c.c.ItemCount()
 }
 
 // Keys returns all keys in the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Keys() []string {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Keys() []string {
 	items := c.c.Items()
 	res := make([]string, 0, len(items))
 	for k := range items {
@@ -110,17 +118,20 @@ func (c *Cache) Keys() []string {
 }
 
 // Values returns all values in the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Values() []any {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Values() []T {
 	items := c.c.Items()
-	res := make([]any, 0, len(items))
+	res := make([]T, 0, len(items))
 	for _, v := range items {
-		res = append(res, v.Object)
+		obj, ok := v.Object.(T)
+		if ok {
+			res = append(res, obj)
+		}
 	}
 	return res
 }
 
 // Contents returns a comma-separated string containing all keys in the cache.
-func (c *Cache) Contents() string {
+func (c *Cache[T]) Contents() string {
 	items := c.c.Items()
 	res := make([]string, 0, len(items))
 	for k := range items {
diff --git a/pkg/cache/memory/memory_test.go b/pkg/cache/memory/memory_test.go
index 0ec9c926b..c4e167a57 100644
--- a/pkg/cache/memory/memory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cache/memory/memory_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
-	c := New()
+	c := New[string]()
 
 	// Test set and get.
 	c.Set("key1", "key1")
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test delete.
 	c.Delete("key1")
 	v, ok = c.Get("key1")
-	if ok || v != nil {
+	if ok || v != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected value for key1 after delete: %v, %v", v, ok)
 	}
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 	c.Set("key10", "key10")
 	c.Clear()
 	v, ok = c.Get("key10")
-	if ok || v != nil {
+	if ok || v != "" {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected value for key10 after clear: %v, %v", v, ok)
 	}
 
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test getting only the values.
 	vals := make([]string, 0, c.Count())
-	for _, v := range c.Values() {
-		vals = append(vals, v.(string))
-	}
+	vals = append(vals, c.Values()...)
 	sort.Strings(vals)
 	sort.Strings(values)
 	if !cmp.Equal(values, vals) {
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCache_NewWithData(t *testing.T) {
-	data := []CacheEntry{{"key1", "value1"}, {"key2", "value2"}, {"key3", "value3"}}
+	data := []CacheEntry[string]{{"key1", "value1"}, {"key2", "value2"}, {"key3", "value3"}}
 	c := NewWithData(data)
 
 	// Test the count.
@@ -106,10 +104,10 @@ func TestCache_NewWithData(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func setupBenchmarks(b *testing.B) *Cache {
+func setupBenchmarks(b *testing.B) *Cache[string] {
 	b.Helper()
 
-	c := New()
+	c := New[string]()
 
 	for i := 0; i < 500_000; i++ {
 		key := fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i)
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ func setupBenchmarks(b *testing.B) *Cache {
 }
 
 func BenchmarkSet(b *testing.B) {
-	c := New()
+	c := New[string]()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		key := fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i)
diff --git a/pkg/sources/gcs/gcs.go b/pkg/sources/gcs/gcs.go
index 52ecbf7e6..3aafa6dc6 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/gcs/gcs.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/gcs/gcs.go
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ type Source struct {
 // at given increments.
 type persistableCache struct {
 	persistIncrement int
-	cache.Cache
+	cache.Cache[string]
 	*sources.Progress
 }
 
-func newPersistableCache(increment int, cache cache.Cache, p *sources.Progress) *persistableCache {
+func newPersistableCache(increment int, cache cache.Cache[string], p *sources.Progress) *persistableCache {
 	return &persistableCache{
 		persistIncrement: increment,
 		Cache:            cache,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func newPersistableCache(increment int, cache cache.Cache, p *sources.Progress)
 
 // Set overrides the cache Set method of the cache to enable the persistence
 // of the cache contents the Progress of the source at given increments.
-func (c *persistableCache) Set(key string, val any) {
+func (c *persistableCache) Set(key string, val string) {
 	c.Cache.Set(key, val)
 	if ok, contents := c.shouldPersist(); ok {
 		c.Progress.EncodedResumeInfo = contents
@@ -293,18 +293,18 @@ func (s *Source) Chunks(ctx context.Context, chunksChan chan *sources.Chunk, _ .
 }
 
 func (s *Source) setupCache(ctx context.Context) *persistableCache {
-	var c cache.Cache
+	var c cache.Cache[string]
 	if s.Progress.EncodedResumeInfo != "" {
 		keys := strings.Split(s.Progress.EncodedResumeInfo, ",")
-		entries := make([]memory.CacheEntry, len(keys))
+		entries := make([]memory.CacheEntry[string], len(keys))
 		for i, val := range keys {
-			entries[i] = memory.CacheEntry{Key: val, Value: val}
+			entries[i] = memory.CacheEntry[string]{Key: val, Value: val}
 		}
 
-		c = memory.NewWithData(entries)
+		c = memory.NewWithData[string](entries)
 		ctx.Logger().V(3).Info("Loaded cache", "num_entries", len(entries))
 	} else {
-		c = memory.New()
+		c = memory.New[string]()
 	}
 
 	// TODO (ahrav): Make this configurable via conn.
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ func (s *Source) setupCache(ctx context.Context) *persistableCache {
 	return persistCache
 }
 
-func (s *Source) setProgress(ctx context.Context, md5, objName string, cache cache.Cache) {
+func (s *Source) setProgress(ctx context.Context, md5, objName string, cache cache.Cache[string]) {
 	s.mu.Lock()
 	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/sources/github/github.go b/pkg/sources/github/github.go
index 7b24d6ee5..acffdec1b 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/github/github.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/github/github.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type Source struct {
 	sourceID          sources.SourceID
 	jobID             sources.JobID
 	verify            bool
-	orgsCache         cache.Cache
+	orgsCache         cache.Cache[string]
 	memberCache       map[string]struct{}
 	repos             []string
 	filteredRepoCache *filteredRepoCache
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ func (s *Source) JobID() sources.JobID {
 // filteredRepoCache is a wrapper around cache.Cache that filters out repos
 // based on include and exclude globs.
 type filteredRepoCache struct {
-	cache.Cache
+	cache.Cache[string]
 	include, exclude []glob.Glob
 }
 
-func (s *Source) newFilteredRepoCache(c cache.Cache, include, exclude []string) *filteredRepoCache {
+func (s *Source) newFilteredRepoCache(c cache.Cache[string], include, exclude []string) *filteredRepoCache {
 	includeGlobs := make([]glob.Glob, 0, len(include))
 	excludeGlobs := make([]glob.Glob, 0, len(exclude))
 	for _, ig := range include {
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ func (s *Source) Init(aCtx context.Context, name string, jobID sources.JobID, so
 	}
 	s.conn = &conn
 
-	s.orgsCache = memory.New()
+	s.orgsCache = memory.New[string]()
 	for _, org := range s.conn.Organizations {
 		s.orgsCache.Set(org, org)
 	}
 	s.memberCache = make(map[string]struct{})
 
-	s.filteredRepoCache = s.newFilteredRepoCache(memory.New(),
+	s.filteredRepoCache = s.newFilteredRepoCache(memory.New[string](),
 		append(s.conn.GetRepositories(), s.conn.GetIncludeRepos()...),
 		s.conn.GetIgnoreRepos(),
 	)
@@ -409,19 +409,13 @@ RepoLoop:
 	for _, repo := range s.filteredRepoCache.Values() {
 		repoCtx := context.WithValue(ctx, "repo", repo)
 
-		r, ok := repo.(string)
-		if !ok {
-			repoCtx.Logger().Error(fmt.Errorf("type assertion failed"), "Unexpected value in cache")
-			continue
-		}
-
 		// Ensure that |s.repoInfoCache| contains an entry for |repo|.
 		// This compensates for differences in enumeration logic between `--org` and `--repo`.
 		// See: https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/pull/2379#discussion_r1487454788
-		if _, ok := s.repoInfoCache.get(r); !ok {
+		if _, ok := s.repoInfoCache.get(repo); !ok {
 			repoCtx.Logger().V(2).Info("Caching repository info")
 
-			_, urlParts, err := getRepoURLParts(r)
+			_, urlParts, err := getRepoURLParts(repo)
 			if err != nil {
 				repoCtx.Logger().Error(err, "Failed to parse repository URL")
 				continue
@@ -434,7 +428,7 @@ RepoLoop:
 					gist, _, err := s.apiClient.Gists.Get(repoCtx, gistID)
 					// Normalize the URL to the Gist's pull URL.
 					// See https://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/pull/2625#issuecomment-2025507937
-					r = gist.GetGitPullURL()
+					repo = gist.GetGitPullURL()
 					if s.handleRateLimit(err) {
 						continue
 					}
@@ -461,7 +455,7 @@ RepoLoop:
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		s.repos = append(s.repos, r)
+		s.repos = append(s.repos, repo)
 	}
 	githubReposEnumerated.WithLabelValues(s.name).Set(float64(len(s.repos)))
 	s.log.Info("Completed enumeration", "num_repos", len(s.repos), "num_orgs", s.orgsCache.Count(), "num_members", len(s.memberCache))
diff --git a/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go b/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go
index 70575be13..2e777eb08 100644
--- a/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sources/github/github_test.go
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func TestEnumerateUnauthenticated(t *testing.T) {
 		JSON([]map[string]string{{"full_name": "super-secret-org/super-secret-repo", "clone_url": "https://github.com/super-secret-org/super-secret-repo.git"}})
 
 	s := initTestSource(nil)
-	s.orgsCache = memory.New()
+	s.orgsCache = memory.New[string]()
 	s.orgsCache.Set("super-secret-org", "super-secret-org")
 	s.enumerateUnauthenticated(context.Background(), apiEndpoint)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, s.filteredRepoCache.Count())