Security guides for developers and professionals

Practical, honest answers to the problems that come up when you work with AI tools and sensitive data every day. ShieldVault is a Chrome browser extension that runs detection locally — your content is never transmitted to ShieldVault for analysis.

• How to prevent accidental API key leaks when using ChatGPT and AI tools — Why keys end up in AI prompts, what happens when they do, and how to stop it — including what to do if you've already exposed one.
• How to detect secrets and sensitive data before pasting them in your browser — Your clipboard may contain more than you think. How local, pre-submission detection works — and why the detection itself never needs to leave your device.
• Safely using AI tools when working with sensitive client or company data — Practical rules for what to share, what to anonymize, and how a local guardrail adds a technical layer under your judgment.