Securing every layer of your no-code stack

By 2025, Gartner predicts 70% of new enterprise apps will be built on low- and no-code platforms—yet four in five will launch completely outside IT’s direct oversight. Traditional AppSec scanners rarely account for the configuration data, connectors, and automations unique to these environments. The result is a patchwork of blind spots across every layer of your stack.

Here’s a practical, battle-tested blueprint for securing each layer—without slowing down innovation.

Layer 1: Infrastructure

Think of this as everything beneath the no-code canvas: the services, accounts, and network paths that make the stack run.
Default resource configurations often prioritize speed over security, leaving open doors attackers can quietly walk through. Over-privileged service accounts—especially those tied to automation tools—can unlock dozens of SaaS applications with a single compromised key. And point-and-click connectors can create hidden, unlogged data flows that never appear in network diagrams.

Layer 2: Data

This layer is about who touches the data, where it lives, and how it moves. In no-code environments, sensitive information often hops between platforms without encryption, like when a Zapier automation copies customer PII into an unsecured Google Sheet. Encryption standards vary widely—Airtable might use AES-256 at rest while another tool defaults to AES-128—creating inconsistent protection. And after five or six hops, teams can lose track of where data originated, creating “lineage blindness” that complicates compliance and response.

The fix starts with centralizing data classification and mapping lineage so you know where every record has been. Apply field-level encryption and masking policies that travel with the data across platforms. And for compliance, generate automated DPIA (Data-Protection Impact Assessment) snapshots so auditors can see exactly how sensitive information is handled.

Layer 3: Application

At the top is the application layer—business logic, identities, and integrations. Custom formulas, scripts, and expressions inside no-code tools can be as vulnerable as traditional code, so they benefit from static analysis and unit testing in a staging environment. Identity should be federated via SSO with SCIM provisioning so orphan accounts are automatically revoked. And inbound integrations, like webhooks, should be locked down with HMAC signature validation and IP allow-lists to block untrusted sources.

Bringing it all together

Securing each layer is important, but the real strength comes from unifying your approach. Monitor configurations and runtime telemetry across all platforms in one place. Express guardrails as code so you can deploy them once and enforce them everywhere. Automate responses so risky automations are quarantined instantly and remediation tickets are opened with full context. And track a composite risk score over time, benchmarking your security posture against peers.