Vibe coding is great, but are people thinking about cybersecurity?

Right now, building software is easier than ever.

With AI tools and the rise of vibe coding, developers can ship products in days instead of weeks. A lot of indie hackers and startups are launching faster than ever.

But there’s one thing I rarely see people talk about: security.

My Background

My name is Amirol, Founder of LiteSOC. My career started as a System Administrator before I moved into Software Engineering 18 years ago. Later, I continued my studies with a Master’s in Cybersecurity at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). I also hold the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certifications.

Over the years, I’ve also taken on side projects building web applications for clients. Because of that, one thing became very clear to me: monitoring logs is essential.

But the way we handle logs today is still painful.

The Problems I Kept Facing

While working on different projects, I kept running into the same issues again and again.

1. Manually checking logs is exhausting Most of the time, logs just sit there until something breaks. Nobody wants to spend time opening log files and scrolling through thousands of lines.

2. Traditional logs don’t tell the full story Most logs only show basic information like IP addresses and endpoints. They rarely provide meaningful insights into what actually happened.

3. Alerts are not built-in If you want alerts, you usually need to set up multiple tools like log collectors, dashboards, and alerting systems.

4. Logs don’t highlight security threats Things like brute-force login attempts, endpoint scanning, or abnormal request patterns are buried inside raw logs.

5. Finding the root cause takes too long When something suspicious happens, you often need to manually investigate thousands of log lines just to understand the timeline.

6. The setup is too complex for small teams Many solutions require setting up ELK stacks, SIEM platforms, or complex infrastructure.

7. Most security tools are built for enterprises Large companies can afford expensive SIEM platforms, but indie developers and small startups usually can’t.

So I Built LiteSOC

That frustration is exactly why I built LiteSOC.

LiteSOC is designed to make security monitoring simple for developers, indie hackers, and startups who don’t have the resources to run a full security operations center.

Instead of just storing logs, LiteSOC helps you understand what’s happening inside your application.

With LiteSOC, you can:

• Monitor logs in real time
• Receive alerts when suspicious activity happens
• Detect brute-force login attempts
• Identify abnormal traffic patterns
• See security insights instead of raw log lines

The Goal

My goal with LiteSOC is simple:

Help developers gain better visibility and security without needing expensive enterprise tools or complex infrastructure.

Because security shouldn’t only be available to big companies.