Security News > 2023 > October > The must-knows about low-code/no-code platforms

A study by Stanford University found that programmers who accept help from AI tools like Github Copilot produce less secure code than those who write code alone, concluding that while effective in speeding processes, these tools should be viewed with caution.

Low-code/no-code and "Code assist" platforms are increasing the accessibility of AI to "Citizen developers," non-technical employees who lack formal coding education but are now using these platforms to create business applications.

While revolutionary, without proper security guidelines, AI-assisted code can expose enterprises to a myriad of threats and security vulnerabilities.

These platforms can obscure enterprise knowledge of where exactly code is coming from, opening the door to regulatory risks and raising the question of whether there are proper permissions associated with the code being developed.

Low-code/no-code platforms inadvertently make it easy to bypass the procedural steps in production that safeguard code.

AI-powered tools can offset complications caused by acceleration and automation through code governance and predictive intelligence mechanisms however, enterprises often find themselves with a piecemealed portfolio of AI tools that create bottlenecks in their development and delivery processes or lack proper security tools to ensure the quality of code.

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