Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Vibe coding isn’t what a lot of people seem to think it is.

With the rapid pace of technological innovation, there is a growing need for incoming professionals to not only master coding but also have a solid understanding of cybersecurity principles. The ...

In September of last year, a “middle-aged programming nerd” and “early adopter of AI coding” wrote a viral blog post asking, amid waves of public enthusiasm for AI-assisted coding, a simple question: ...

Hacking is often misunderstood as simply “breaking into computers.” But at its core, hacking is something broader and more fundamental: Hacking means making a system do something it was not meant to ...

Collins’ Dictionary Word of the Year 2025 has been declared and it is ‘vibe coding.’ At its core, vibe coding relates to the use of AI, specifically large language models (LLMs), to turn natural ...

Just like you probably don't grow and grind wheat to make flour for your bread, most software developers don't write every line of code in a new project from scratch. Doing so would be extremely slow ...

In recent months, AI models have become much better at writing, debugging, and testing code. This has scrambled the AI race, ...

Ethical hacking might sound like a contradiction in terms, but it’s actually an important tool when it comes to an organization's cyber security. An ethical hacker, also known as a white hat hacker, ...

A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group has pulled off a classic software supply-chain ambush, compromising a popular open-source coding tool and turning trusted updates into a stealthy delivery system ...