Letting inmates run the asylum: Using AI to secure AI
9 days ago
- #AI Security
- #LLM Applications
- #Code Review
- Anthropic released a 'Security Review' feature where Claude Code can identify and fix security issues in code.
- The security review uses a specialized security-focused prompt to check for common vulnerability patterns.
- Claude's security review mainly targets low-hanging-fruit vulnerabilities like those in the OWASP Top 10.
- The author tested Claude's security review on their Simple Wikiclaudia browser extension and found no major issues.
- The author also tested their rsspberry2email service, which involves more security risks, and Claude identified one issue in common with Datadog.
- The author emphasizes the importance of Defense in Depth and not relying solely on LLM reviews for security.
- Other security measures include human code review, Static Application Security Testing (SAST), Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST), and QA testing.
- Datadog's code evaluation tool also flagged some vulnerabilities, but the author found the dashboard easy to navigate and useful for remediation.
- Claude's security review is a useful tool but should be part of a broader security workflow, not the sole solution.
- The author expects more AI-driven security improvements in the future.