Vibe coding to vibe hacking: securing software in the AI era

The way we write software is changing much faster than developers could have anticipated. At the heart of this is “vibe coding” – a technique where programmers use generative AI to produce code faster than a person ever could.

Demonstrating the scale of this change, Gartner reported that AI-assisted code development is on track to account for 40% of all new business software within three years – and that’s a modest estimate.

At its best, vibe coding creates new opportunities for developers by helping them complete time-consuming tasks, like writing boilerplate code, much quicker. That extra time gives teams the ability to focus on building, innovating, and delivering product-specific value.

However, as vibe coding takes off, it has also given rise to ...