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Vibe Coding Can Cost You Big Time — Here's How to Stay Safe
Ship fast, stay safe — essential security practices for AI-assisted coding
Abhishek Sisodia
April 13, 2025
AI-assisted coding is a game-changer. With tools ChatGPT, Claude, Lovable.dev, Bolt.new, Firebase Studio, and Replit anyone can build software just by describing what they want.
But here’s the catch:
AI doesn’t care about security.
It’ll happily generate code that works — but also leaves you wide open to attacks like:
🔓 Exposed APIs
🔐 Weak login systems
🕳️ Data leaks
🧱 Zero monitoring
If you’re building fast with AI, especially as a beginner, this guide is for you. I put together a free PDF playbook with everything you need to start protecting your app — no security background required.
👇 Here's a preview of what’s inside:
🔍 1. Treat AI Like a Junior Dev
Don’t blindly trust the first code AI spits out.
Use follow-up prompts like:
"Can you review this code for security flaws?"
"How could a malicious user exploit this?"
✍️ 2. Be Specific in Prompts
The more you ask for, the more secure the output.
Instead of:
“Build me a contact form”
Try:
“Build a contact form that sanitizes inputs and prevents injection attacks”
🧪 3. Iterate and Verify
Each feature you ship with AI should go through a security check loop:
Prompt → Review → Patch
🔐 4. Strengthen Authentication
Login flows are common — and commonly insecure.
Make sure AI includes:
✅ bcrypt for password hashing
✅ Rate limiting
✅ MFA for sensitive actions
📦 5. Secure Your APIs
APIs are hacker magnets.
Always validate input, rotate keys, and use IP filters.
Oh, and please — don’t hardcode keys. Use a secrets manager.
🔁 6. Automate Your Defenses
Let AI help here too:
✅ Use Snyk, Dependabot for scanning
✅ Add GitHub Actions for CI checks
✅ Monitor usage and errors in real-time
🛠️ Bonus: Build a Security Checklist
Ask your AI assistant:
“Help me create a security checklist for a membership site with payments and user data”
This simple step makes you 10x more prepared than most.
🚧 Subscriber-Only: Full Beginner’s Security Guide for AI Builders
This PDF includes:
🧠 Mindset shifts to code safely with AI
🔐 Prompt templates for secure logins and APIs
📋 An AI-generated security checklist
🧑🏫 Simple explanations of why each tip matters
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