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PII leak detection, privacy engineering, and compliance that starts in code. And from the Dataflow Context Engine: best practices for rolling out Claude Code and other AI coding agents at scale, with centralized context on cross-service and API dependencies across microservices and monorepos. Practical guides for privacy, security, and engineering teams.

Compliance Framework
Privacy AI Coding Context
Diagram of shadow AI detection: medical history PHI flowing from a codebase into an LLM, flagged as shadow AI detected
AI Governance

Privacy by Design for the AI Era: AI Governance and Shadow AI Discovery in Code

AI adoption has outpaced privacy controls. See how code level scanning discovers shadow AI, traces sensitive data flowing into LLM prompts, and brings privacy by design to AI applications before they reach production.

November 6, 2025Read post
Diagram of DPA enforcement: email PII allowed through the data processing agreement to a third party while SSN is blocked as a violation
DPA Enforcement

Data Processing Agreement (DPA) Enforcement: Privacy by Design for Third-Party Integrations

Third party SDKs and AI integrations ship faster than DPA reviews. How to enforce data processing agreements in code, before violations become production issues.

May 29, 2025Read post
Diagram of the Brinqa integration: the same SQL injection vulnerability prioritized P1 in a repo processing SSN and PHI, and P3 in a repo processing only names and emails
Integrations

PII Detection for Smarter Risk Prioritization: HoundDog.ai's Integration with Brinqa

The HoundDog.ai connector brings PII leak findings and PII inventories into Brinqa, so AppSec teams can factor data sensitivity into vulnerability prioritization.

February 12, 2025Read post
Diagram of a privacy leak caught in the IDE: log(authToken) flagged with a critical auth token detection before reaching logs
Product News

PII Leak Detection in Your IDE: Announcing HoundDog.ai IDE Plugins and Managed Scans

Catch PII leaks as you type. The scanner now runs inside VS Code, JetBrains, and Eclipse, with Managed Scans for continuous repository wide coverage.

February 5, 2025Read post
Diagram of Org RoPA suggestions: a code scan proposes a new subprocessor entry and the privacy team reviews and approves
GDPR

GDPR Compliance Software That Starts in Code: Simplify PII Management and Processor Accountability

Most GDPR tooling reacts to production data. Code level scanning simplifies PII management, processor accountability, and data mapping before deployment.

January 22, 2025Read post
HoundDog.ai full data map of sensitive data flows with severity grading
SCF

Secure Controls Framework (SCF) Privacy by Design Principles: How HoundDog.ai Helps You Align

A principle by principle guide to SCF privacy by design: data classification, minimization, data flow mapping, processing records, and third party oversight, automated at the code level.

December 22, 2024Read post
HoundDog.ai data map highlighting critical sensitive data flows
FedRAMP

FedRAMP Compliance That Starts in Code: Get Your ATO Faster with Automated Data Flow Mapping

The ATO process stalls on manual data flow mapping, stale PII inventories, and third party risk. Code level automation satisfies SSP controls faster.

December 2, 2024Read post
HoundDog.ai finding showing a Medical Record Number flowing into Salesforce
HIPAA

HIPAA Compliance Software That Starts in Code: Automate Risk Analysis, PHI Tracking, and Vendor Controls

Protect health data with automated risk analysis, PHI data flow tracking, and Business Associate Agreement monitoring before code reaches production.

November 5, 2024Read post
Diagram of cardholder data control: bank card number allowed to an allowlisted payment processor and blocked from logs
PCI DSS

PCI DSS Compliance That Starts in Code: Stop Cardholder Data Leaks Before Production

Code level data flow mapping for PCI DSS 1.2, 3.1, and 12.8: cardholder data tracking, data leak prevention in logs and files, and third party processor oversight.

October 24, 2024Read post
Diagram of overlogging: email, phone, and SSN flowing into app.log with the SSN line flagged
PII Leak Prevention

PII Exposure in Logs: Why Developers Overlog PII Data and How to Prevent It

Why overlogging happens, the compliance risks it creates, and how shift left data leak prevention catches PII leaks in logs before production.

September 23, 2024Read post
Diagram of the ripple effect of undetected PII data leaks from development into production monitoring, SIEM, and sales systems
Company News

HoundDog.ai is Born

Our founding story: coming out of stealth with a seed round, the questions from security and privacy teams that sparked the company, and why privacy needs to start in code.

May 22, 2024Read post

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