The barrier to building something has never been lower. With tools like Cursor, v0, and Bolt, you can go from idea to working app in an afternoon. Deploy to Vercel, share the link, done.
But "it works" is not the same as "it's secure."
And that's exactly where things go wrong.
The invisible problem
Research by Snyk shows that 7 out of 10 developers find security issues in AI-generated code. Not because the AI is bad, but because security is rarely the first priority when generating working code. The AI optimizes for "it does what you asked", not for "it's locked down."
What does that mean in practice? Think of:
Visible to anyone who opens the browser console
Database queries without access control
No protection against clickjacking, XSS, etc.
Credentials accidentally deployed
These aren't edge cases. These are things that go wrong by default if you're not explicitly watching for them.
Why this is urgent now
Vibe coding democratizes software development. That's fantastic: more people can realize their ideas. But it also means more apps go live without anyone with security experience having looked at them.
100,000+
insecure deploys blocked by Vercel's automated guardrails. Good news? Yes. But it mainly means there were 100,000 attempts to deploy insecure code.
And not every platform has such safety nets.
Recent research with an AI-written honeypot showed how quickly bad actors find unsecured apps. The lesson: if your app is vulnerable, it will be found. Not "maybe someday", but actively and quickly.
What can you do?
The good news: you don't have to become a security expert. But you do need to know what to watch for and how to check if you've got the basics covered.
That's why I've added a security section to StackScout. One place where you can:
For common vulnerabilities: HTTPS, headers, exposed API keys, CORS configuration
Specific to vibe-coded apps, from the Vibe Security Checklist on GitHub to Supabase's own hardening guide
To specialized tools if you want to dig deeper
The scan is free and takes a few seconds. No account needed, no sales pitch. Just a quick check if the basics are in order.
The bottom line
Vibe coding is here to stay. And rightly so: it massively lowers the barrier to building. But with this new way of building comes a new way of checking.
Security doesn't have to be complicated. But it does have to happen.
Scan your app for security issues
Free, no account needed. Within seconds you'll know if the basics are covered.
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