What Anthropic's Claude Code Security Actually Means for AppSec

Anthropic's announcement of Claude Code Security marks a significant disruption in code security by utilizing AI to scan codebases in a manner akin to human researchers, identifying vulnerabilities missed by traditional rule-based tools. It highlights successes like Opus 4.6's discovery of over 500 bugs in open-source software, emphasizing AI's advantage in certain vulnerability detection. However, it also points out the limitations of AI in identifying business logic flaws, which require application-specific testing at runtime. StackHawk addresses this gap by offering runtime testing in CI/CD pipelines, ensuring application behavior is validated before deployment. The development signifies a maturing of AI-powered security tools, underscoring the need for programs to incorporate both intelligent code review and runtime validation to keep pace with rapid code development and evolving attack surfaces.