Seriously? Another AI ‘Security’ Article.

Right, listen up you lot. This article – and I use that term *loosely* – is about whether Anthropic’s Claude can do code security reviews. Apparently, some people thought it might be useful. Spoiler alert: It’s… complicated. They fed it a bunch of deliberately vulnerable code (because humans are apparently incapable of writing secure stuff) and asked it to find the flaws.

The results? Well, Claude *did* catch some things. Basic shit mostly – obvious SQL injection, XSS vulnerabilities that even a script kiddie would spot. But it also missed a lot. Like, seriously concerning misses. It hallucinated issues where none existed and failed to identify actual problems in more complex code. It’s good at surface-level stuff but falls apart when you get into anything remotely nuanced.

The author points out that Claude is better than nothing for junior devs or as a *supplement* to human review, which is just polite talk for “don’t rely on this garbage”. They also mention prompt engineering being key – meaning you have to babysit the damn AI and tell it exactly what to look for. Fantastic. More work for everyone.

Basically, it’s a glorified linter with extra steps and a tendency to make things up. Don’t let this thing near your production code unless you enjoy waking up to breaches. You’ve been warned. Honestly, the whole thing reeks of hype and desperation because nobody wants to actually *pay* for security.

Oh, and they tested it against some OWASP benchmarks? Groundbreaking. Truly revolutionary.

Source: Dark Reading – Do Claude Code Security Reviews Pass the Vibe Check?

Anecdote Time (because I’m forced to provide ‘context’): Back in ’98, some bright spark thought automating vulnerability scans with a script would replace actual pen testing. We found out real quick when a 12-year-old could bypass the entire system and own the server. AI is just a fancier version of that same stupid idea. Don’t be fooled.

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