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Securing Al Systems: A Playbook for Security Leaders

As Al adoption accelerates, the attack surface expands

Organizations are deploying Al faster than security teams can protect it. As generative Al (GenAl), copilots, and autonomous agents spread across the enterprise, they introduce new risks, including shadow Al, uncontrolled data exposure, misgoverned non-human identities, and Al-driven behaviors that traditional security tools weren't designed to defend.

In this guide, you'll learn how to:

  • Gain visibility into shadow Al and govern unsanctioned tools, embedded Al features, third-party models, and agentic workflows
  • Prepare for emerging Al regulations by building governance and compliance frameworks that scale with evolving requirements
  • Classify, control, and protect sensitive data used by large language models (LLMs), copilots, and Al-enabled systems
  • Build an Al Detection and Response strategy and extend coverage to the new attack surface: the prompt and agent interaction layer
  • Red team and adversarially test Al systems to expose real-world risks, such as prompt injection, jailbreaks, data poisoning, and excessive agency

Download this guide to understand, govern, and reduce Al risk across your enterprise.

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