Gil Friedman

Gil Friedman is Field CTO at Backslash Security, where he focuses on securing modern software development in the age of AI-driven coding. Prior to Backslash, he spent years leading engineering teams at Meta and SAP/Concur, building and scaling large, distributed systems and developer platforms used by millions. That hands-on experience shaped his perspective on AI-driven development—ensuring that innovation moves fast without compromising security, enterprise data, or developer environments.

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Hands-On Guide to Secure AI-Driven Coding

AI Coding Summit 2026

Mar 10, 15:00

Hands-On Guide to Secure AI-Driven Coding

WorkshopPublic

Modern AI coding agents don’t just autocomplete. They execute, connect, and automate. With the wrong settings, they can access more of your system than you intended. In this session, I’ll demonstrate how agent autonomy, MCP integrations, and Skills can lead to unexpected security risks. Through examples using Cursor.ai, we’ll see how seemingly harmless configuration choices stack into real exposure and how to set secure defaults for safe, high-velocity “Vibe Coding.”

artificial intelligence best practices

MCPs: How to Avoid Security Pitfalls

AI Coding Summit 2026

7 min

MCPs: How to Avoid Security Pitfalls

MCP (Model Context Protocol) has quickly become a standard way to extend LLM functionality in AI-assisted and vibe coding, and developers are early adopters of this powerful new integration method. But MCPs can also create significant risks not just to the code you're writing, but to your workstation, credentials, and company infrastructure. In this lightning talk I will review those risks using real-world examples, and explain how to avoid them.

security