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Security for the AI era
Practical guides for IT Directors and CISOs navigating the new world of AI-generated software.
Vibe Coding Security Risks: What AI-Generated Code Gets Wrong About APIs
Vibe coding ships product fast . and with predictable security gaps. CORS wildcards, missing rate limits, verbose errors, IDOR vulnerabilities: the systematic issues AI-generated APIs share and how to fix them.
Best API Security Scanners in 2026: Compared for Indie Devs and Startups
Six API security scanners compared honestly: Scantient, Snyk, GitGuardian, Aikido, HostedScan, and Checkmarx. What each scans, what it misses, and which one fits your startup stage and budget.
How to Run a Security Audit When You Don't Have a Security Team
A practical six-step DIY security audit for solo founders and small startups. External surface scan, secrets audit, auth review, dependency scan . find and fix your most critical vulnerabilities without a security team.
GDPR and API Security: What European Founders Must Implement Before Launch
GDPR imposes concrete technical requirements on your APIs . encryption, access controls, audit logging, data minimization, and 72-hour breach notification. Here's what European founders must implement before processing EU resident data.
GraphQL Security: The Unique Vulnerabilities API Builders Miss
GraphQL's flexibility creates attack surfaces REST never had. Introspection attacks, batching abuse, depth limiting, query complexity . the GraphQL-specific vulnerabilities developers miss when switching from REST.
API Security: The Complete Guide for Developers (2026)
The definitive guide to API security for indie devs and startup CTOs. Covers injection, broken auth, excessive data exposure, rate limiting, CORS, JWT best practices, testing tools, and a practical launch checklist.
SaaS Launch Security Checklist: 15 Things to Check Before Going Live
15 security items to verify before your SaaS launches . SSL, security headers, CORS, auth, rate limiting, exposed endpoints, secrets, and more. With a 60-second shortcut for the most common items.
Prompt Injection Attacks: How to Protect Your AI API (Developer Guide)
Prompt injection is the SQL injection of AI APIs. Direct injection, indirect injection, real attack consequences, and concrete defenses for every LLM-powered application.
JWT Security Best Practices: 8 Mistakes That Expose Your API
The eight most common JWT security mistakes . the none algorithm bypass, weak secrets, no expiry, secrets in payloads, localStorage storage . with practical fixes for each one.
What Is External Security Scanning? (And Why Every Production API Needs It)
Code review finds bugs. Dependency scanners find CVEs. Neither can see what your live API looks like from the internet. External scanning can . and it reveals a completely different class of security problems.
OAuth 2.0 Security Vulnerabilities Every Developer Should Know (And How to Fix Them)
CSRF on OAuth flows, open redirect_uri validation, missing PKCE, token leakage, scope bypass . the OAuth 2.0 vulnerabilities that appear in production implementations and how to fix each one.
OWASP Top 10 for APIs: A Practical Checklist for 2026
All 10 OWASP API Security risks with practical fixes . not just definitions. Which ones require code review, which ones you can check in 60 seconds, and how Scantient covers 7 of the 10 automatically.
OWASP LLM Top 10: What API Builders Need to Know in 2026
OWASP's LLM Top 10 explained for API developers. Prompt injection, insecure output handling, training data poisoning, excessive agency . what each means for APIs that integrate language models.
DevSecOps for Startups: How to Bake Security Into Your CI/CD Without Slowing Down
You don't need a security team to ship securely. SAST, SCA, secrets scanning, container scanning, and external API monitoring . the lean startup security stack that actually catches real vulnerabilities.
How to Secure Your OpenAI API Integration (And Not Get Charged $10,000 by Bots)
Leaked OpenAI API keys can burn $10,000+ in hours before you notice. Key management, rate limiting, input validation, spending limits, and monitoring . how to close every path to that outcome.
How to Scan Your Production API for Vulnerabilities (Step-by-Step Guide)
Code review and unit tests can't see what your live API exposes. Step-by-step walkthrough: external scanning, security headers, CORS auditing, exposed endpoints, TLS configuration, and how to prioritize findings.
API Rate Limiting: How to Implement It and Why Skipping It Costs You
No rate limiting = open season for brute force, credential stuffing, and expensive scraping. Sliding window vs token bucket, implementation examples for Next.js and Express, and common mistakes to avoid.
The Best Security Tools for Indie Hackers in 2026 (Budget Under $100/Year)
Enterprise security stacks cost $50K+/year. Indie hackers don't need that. The exact stack . mostly free, one $79 lifetime deal . that covers your most likely attack surface without eating your MRR.
5 Security Headers Every Indie Dev Should Set (And How to Check Them)
CSP, X-Frame-Options, HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy . what each does, the one-liner to add it, and what attackers do when it's missing. Check all 5 in 60 seconds.
Internal vs External Security Scanning: What's the Difference and Do You Need Both?
SAST catches code-level bugs. DAST finds what attackers see at runtime. Honest comparison of what each type of scanning catches, what it misses, and why you should start with external for free.
Securing Your AI App's API: What to Check Before Launch
API key exposure, rate limiting, input validation for LLM endpoints, prompt injection defense, data leakage, CORS . everything to audit on your AI app before launch day.
API Key Management: How to Store, Rotate, and Protect Your Keys
API keys end up in GitHub, Slack, and log files constantly. Environment variables, vault services, rotation policies, exposure detection . a practical guide to API key management that actually sticks.
Your Deploy Just Went Live. Now Run This Security Checklist.
SSL, security headers, exposed endpoints, API keys, CORS, CSP, rate limits . the production security checklist every indie dev should run before tweeting their launch. Check all of it in 60 seconds.
GitGuardian vs Scantient: Secrets Detection vs Full Security Posture
GitGuardian is the secrets scanning specialist. Scantient monitors your deployed app's full security posture. Honest comparison with pricing table . when to use each.
SOC 2 and API Security: What Startup Founders Need to Know Before Certification
What SOC 2 actually requires for API security, the authentication and logging controls auditors test, common gaps in startup implementations, and a preparation checklist.
Snyk vs Scantient: What Your Startup Actually Needs
An honest comparison . not marketing fluff. Snyk is enterprise shift-left dependency scanning. Scantient is post-deploy external API security monitoring. Here's when to use each, including a pricing table.
The Indie Dev Security Checklist: Ship Fast Without Getting Hacked
12 security items to check before launch. Each one: what to do, why attackers care, how to verify. Covers secrets, headers, CORS, auth, SSL, and more.
Your Engineering Team Probably Has No AI Usage Policy (And Why That's a Security Problem)
Most engineering teams use 10+ AI tools with zero formal policy. Shadow AI is a compliance time bomb . here's what your AI usage policy actually needs.
Why CTOs Choose External Security Scanning Over Code-Level Tools
Shift-left is necessary but not sufficient. External scanning catches what code analysis misses . here's the gap every startup CTO needs to close before launch.
7 API Security Mistakes Killing Your Startup
Exposed API keys, missing security headers, overpermissive CORS . these seven mistakes are sitting in production apps right now. Real examples, what to do instead, and a startup security checklist.
The Hidden Security Risks of Vibe-Coded Applications
AI coding tools let anyone ship a production app in an afternoon. Here's what IT needs to know about the security gaps that come with them.
Continuous Compliance Monitoring for AI-Generated Applications
SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF: your compliance obligations don't have a carve-out for AI-generated code. Here's how to maintain coverage.
The IT Director's Security Checklist for AI-Built Apps
A practical checklist for evaluating the security posture of every AI-generated application deployed in your organization.
Coming soon
How to Build a Shadow AI App Inventory
CISO Briefing: Explaining AI App Risk to the Board
Incident Response for Vibe-Coded Applications
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