AI has changed how software gets built. Code is no longer written line by line. It’s generated, refined, and deployed at a speed that traditional security practices simply weren’t designed for.

That creates a problem most teams are still underestimating.

When code is generated faster than it can be reviewed, risk doesn’t just increase; it scales. And by the time vulnerabilities are detected downstream, they’ve already spread across systems.

This whitepaper from Checkmarx takes a closer look at what’s happening inside modern development environments. It explains why traditional AppSec models are falling behind, and why security needs to move closer to where code is created, not where it’s reviewed.

In this whitepaper, you will learn how to

• Understand why AI-generated code introduces new, less visible security risks at scale
• Identify where traditional AppSec breaks in high-velocity, AI-driven development environments
• Shift security from post-commit detection to real-time prevention inside the IDE
• Reduce rework by addressing vulnerabilities at the moment code is created
• Build a modern application security approach that keeps pace with AI-driven development