L0pht Hacker Chris Wysopal on Securing AI-Written Code: 'Make It Secure' Isn't a Prompt

WeldPond · x · 2026-10-07

Veracode Chief Security Evangelist Chris Wysopal, an original L0pht vulnerability researcher, discusses how AI makes sophisticated attacks cheaper and faster while arguing defenders adopting the same tools prevents a cyber doomsday. The podcast covers prompt injection in agents and MCPs, zero trust, security debt in SaaS acquisitions, and a practical 'secure on first write' checklist: memory-safe languages, package firewalls, AI-assisted static analysis with context, and explicit security intent for coding agents.

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