Legit Security Named 2026 AI Code Innovator in AppSec, Leader in AppSec Management
Legit recognized for ability to support AppSec programs across hybrid code environments
Application security has always been a complex space and AI-generated code is making it even harder. Organizations have a variety of use cases with specific priorities varying greatly. The massive growth in AI-generated code has muddied the waters even further, as tools and techniques built for human coders must be reimagined for this AI-first reality.
To help make sense of this landscape, research firm Latio recently published its 2026 Application Security Market Report, one of the most comprehensive – and current – resources we’ve seen. Authored by Latio founder and analyst James Berthoty, the report analyzes the AppSec market through the eyes of a practitioner.
The Legit team is excited to share that we’ve been recognized by Latio with two awards:
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AI Code Innovator – Application Security – “companies investing in new technology for securing AI generated code by both securing employee workstations against MCP supply chain and rule injection attacks and giving AI coding agents the context they need to deploy secure code.”
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Leader in Application Security Management – “built for integrating with numerous scanners to drive workflows with rich application context, creating an orchestration platform for remediating vulnerabilities.”
What makes this recognition particularly meaningful is it reflects what we are seeing: application security management and securing AI-first dev are becoming inextricably linked. You can’t manage AppSec without addressing the security and governance of AI generated code, agents and workflows. And you can’t be competitive today if turning on the power of AI in development isn’t a priority.
Side note – Legit was the only vendor recognized in both categories! This reflects how tightly these capabilities are converging as companies develop strategies to secure hybrid development workflows and code.
AppSec for the AI-First Era
As developers use AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf and GitHub Copilot to fully or partially develop code, management and governance of the tools, workflows and resulting code becomes a central requirement. That said, this AI-first code doesn’t sit in isolation; it runs alongside legacy code, as well as open-source components, for example.
Because of this, it’s important to think about the broader need for comprehensive AppSec management and governance – from the moment code is generated through deployment (as my colleague, Legit CTO Liav Caspi, says: “from prompt to cloud.”)
In the Latio report, Legit is recognized for 3 core benefits which together demonstrate the importance of an integrated approach to securing code and applications:
- Gain visibility across deployment pipelines
- Enforce governance for AI-generated code
- Track changes across enterprise environments
It’s important, too, that all of these are tackled in the context of legacy code, AI-contributed code and fully AI-generated code. For the foreseeable future, this “hybrid code” environment is what we have to manage to.
AI Code Innovator in Application Security
The Legit team is very proud to have been recognized as an AI Code Innovator in AppSec by Latio, specifically in the context of our VibeGuard offering. As James wrote:
“With the recent launch of VibeGuard, Legit Security is on the front lines of addressing challenges with AI code generation. VibeGuard covers critical capabilities, starting with securing AI code generation tools - IDE’s, MCPs, and rules - preventing attacks like prompt injection and unapproved secret access. It then helps to secure code as it’s generated by fetching organizational and security context, allowing teams to enforce security standards on AI generated code. Together, these capabilities form a holistic, modern platform that is particularly well suited for enterprise environments.”
Latio also calls out Legit capabilities tied to rules management and context injection, and developer endpoint and MCP governance. Legit is cited as a vendor to consider if “you’re heavily invested in AI code generation.”
Leader in Application Security Management
I’ll let James’ words speak for us: “Legit Security is frequently a reference point for enterprises looking for an application security posture management tool.” James continued:
“Legit steps in to provide teams with a strong mapping of their deployment pipelines, cloud-based or on-premise, and assigns risk and coverage scores as code moves through to deployment. Within the last few years, Legit has expanded well beyond providing a pure management layer. The platform now includes scanning capabilities like SAST and SCA, API reachability, and significant change tracking. For management and consolidation use cases, these additions have meaningfully increased the overall value of the solution.”
As companies look for a central AppSec governance and management capability to support hybrid (AI- and human-led) development processes, we believe the Legit platform – including our VibeGuard capabilities – is well suited to support these requirements.
What’s Next?
Want to check out VibeGuard? We’d love to share a demo.
Interested in AppSec governance and management? We’re here to talk.
Reach out, let us know what challenges you’re trying to solve, and we’ll see if Legit might be the right fit.
And, if you’re not ready for a chat but want to get a high level view, check out the self-guided tours of VibeGuard and our ASPM platform.
