Insights from experts shaping secure development

Explore Enabler 2: Senior Leadership Sponsorship. Learn why active buy-in from the CIO, CTO, and CISO is vital to drive developer adoption and program credibility.

While development teams look to make the most of GenAI’s undeniable benefits, we’d like to propose a four-point foundational framework that will allow security leaders to deploy AI coding tools and agents with a higher, more relevant standard of security best practices. It details exactly what enterprises can do to ensure safe, secure code development right now, and as agentic AI becomes an even bigger factor in the future.

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Kamer van Koophandel shares how it embedded secure coding into everyday development through role-based certifications, Trust Score benchmarking, and a culture of shared security ownership.

See how Paysafe's partnership with Secure Code Warrior led to a 45% boost in developer productivity and a major reduction in code vulnerabilities.

DigitalOcean's use of Secure Code Warrior training has significantly reduced security debt, allowing teams to focus more on innovation and productivity. The improved security has strengthened their product quality and competitive edge. Looking ahead, the SCW Trust Score will help them further enhance security practices and continue driving innovation.

Vibe coding is currently all the rage, with more than 97 percent of respondents to a survey earlier this year reporting having used AI coding tools at work. The adoption of these tools only continues to grow but it comes with a catch, attackers are also employing the same techniques. We spoke to Pieter Danhieux, co-founder and CEO of Secure Code Warrior, to discuss how vibe coding is redefining the software development landscape, how malicious actors are also leveraging this technology and the need for organizations to implement secure by design strategies from the outset.

If the tech stack lacks tools that oversee not only developer security proficiency, but also the trustworthiness of approved AI coding companions each developer uses, then it is likely that efforts to uplift the overall security program and the developers working within it will be short of the appropriate data insights to effect change.

The process of software development is undergoing a period of expedited change. Thanks to massive advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, projects can be completed more rapidly and by people with little or no prior experience.

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From AI autocomplete to autonomous agents—explore how software development is evolving and what it means for security, governance, and your team.

Gartner named SCW twice in the 2026 Hype Cycle for Secure Software Engineering. Here's why it matters for AI-driven development.