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Interview question · Application & API Security

What security risks does AI-generated code introduce, and what controls help?

Generated code ships faster, which is the point and the risk. The scored answer names the specific failure modes and keeps the normal controls working at the new speed.

mediumNewPreparation tags: Microsoft, Google, AmazonUpdated Nov 2026

Generated code ships faster, which is the point and the risk. The scored answer names the specific failure modes and keeps the normal controls working at the new speed.

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  1. 01 State the assumptions your answer depends on.
  2. 02 Explain the mechanism and choose a control.
  3. 03 Name a condition that would change your decision.

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Half of a team's new code is now written with an AI coding assistant, and a coding agent can run commands in their repositories.

  1. What insecure patterns can generated code carry?
  2. What about dependencies?
  3. What does volume do to review?
  4. What extra risks do coding agents add?
  5. What about secrets in prompts?
  6. What controls would you put in place?

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