Insights from experts shaping secure development

Enabler 1 kicks off our 10-part Enablers of Success series by showing how to link secure coding to business outcomes like risk reduction and velocity for long-term program maturity.

2025 was a big year for AI, for cybersecurity, and for SCW. I’m approaching 2026 with quiet confidence, and the optimism that only hard work paying off can bring.

Secure Code Warrior’s 10 Enablers guide organizations in building lasting secure coding programs by focusing on people, process, and program maturity stages.

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.

According to a recent report from Gartner, the rampant use of shadow AI and rogue automation is further fueling the proliferation of AI vulnerabilities. Gartner notes that 32% of IT workers using generative AI tools at work say they keep them hidden from cybersecurity teams. Combined with low-code/no-code platforms and vibe coding practices, the AI copilots are greatly expanding the enterprise attack surface.

For this article, we asked a central question for security and risk leaders: "What differentiates a policy that genuinely mitigates enterprise risk from one that exists primarily to demonstrate that the organization has acknowledged AI risk?"

Secure Code Warrior's Pieter Danhieux on Managing AI-Driven Development Risks

The promise of artificial intelligence writing complex code at the touch of a button is intriguing, but the reality is that AI will need a lot of help from human developers to craft truly secure and reliable code.

Check out what SCW experts are predicting in the world of cybersecurity and software security in 2024.