Vibe Coding for CISOs: Managing Risk & Opportunity in AI Development

Listen to this episode from AI Security Podcast on Spotify. What happens when your product, sales, and marketing teams can build and deploy their own applications in a matter of hours? This is the new reality of "Vibe Coding," and for CISOs, it represents both a massive opportunity for innovation and a significant governance challenge.In this episode, join Ashish Rajan and Caleb Sima as they move beyond the hype to provide a strategic playbook for security leaders navigating the world of AI-assisted development. Learn how Vibe Coding empowers non-engineers to solve business problems and how you can leverage it to rapidly prototype security solutions yourself. Get strategies to handle the inevitable influx of AI-generated applications from across the business without overwhelming your engineering and security teams.Understanding the Core OpportunityAssessing the Real-World OutputManaging the "Shadow Prototype" RiskBuilding Proactive GuardrailsArchitecting for SafetyFor more episodes like this go to www.aisecuritypodcast.comQuestions asked:(00:00) Why Vibe Coding is a C-Suite Issue(02:34) The Strategic Advantage of Hands-On AI(04:20) Your AI Development Toolkit: Where to Start(12:08 Choosing Your First Project: A Framework for Success(16:46) The CISO as an AI Engineering Manager: A Step-by-Step Workflow(31:32) A Surprising Security Finding: AI and Least Privilege(36:47) Augmenting AI with Agents and Live Data(38:50) Beyond Code: AI Agents for Business Automation (Zapier, etc.)(43:30) The "Production Ready" Problem: Who Owns the Code?(53:25) A CISO's Playbook for Governing AI DevelopmentResources spoken about during the episode:AI Native Landscape - ToolsClineRoo-CodeVisual Studio CodeWindsurfBolt.newAiderv0 - VercelLovableClaude CodeChatGPT