The rise of AI-powered citizen developers is creating new security challenges as employees outside IT build and deploy software using coding agents. To address this, Cycode has launched Citizen Developer Security, extending its Agentic Development Security Platform beyond traditional engineering teams to protect AI-generated applications and unmanaged development environments.
The launch reflects a broader shift in enterprise software development, where AI agents allow employees across marketing, operations and other business functions to build applications without traditional coding expertise. These applications can introduce vulnerabilities, expose sensitive information and create unmanaged software assets that fall outside existing security processes.
Cycode’s new solution combines continuous discovery, workstation protection, AI guardrails and automated vulnerability remediation to address these risks throughout the development process. Its Context Intelligence Graph connects individual builders to their devices, applications and associated risks, while security controls protect sensitive data in prompts, block malicious software packages and scan AI-generated code for vulnerabilities.
“Citizen developers don’t need to know how to code. They shouldn’t need to know how to remediate vulnerabilities either,” said Dor Atias, co-founder and chief product officer at Cycode. “You can’t hand a marketer a Jira ticket and expect a fix.”
Unlike traditional security workflows that rely on developers to resolve vulnerabilities, Cycode’s platform can automatically triage issues, generate fixes and recommend safer alternatives without disrupting development. The offering gives CISOs centralized visibility and consistent policy enforcement across professional developers, coding agents and employees building with AI.
Cycode Citizen Developer Security is currently available in private preview.
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