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29% of security leaders identify insecure coding patterns as the leading risk introduced by AI coding assistants.

PublisherSalt Security
ReportAI Coding Assistants and the New Security Challenge
Published2 June 2026
TopicsSecure Coding, Software Vulnerabilities, AI Security, AI Coding Assistants, AI-Generated Code

Published by Salt Security in AI Coding Assistants and the New Security Challenge, 2 June 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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