SECURE AI by Design, a new portfolio by Palo Alto Networks, is positioned as the industry’s first AI-powered cybersecurity solution. This portfolio is designed to address the growing need for security in AI applications, particularly as organizations increasingly integrate AI and large language models (LLMs) into their operations. The Secure AI by Design portfolio aims to provide comprehensive visibility, control, and protection tailored specifically to AI, addressing the unique risks and threats associated with its use.
As businesses rapidly adopt AI to gain a competitive edge, the importance of securing these AI applications becomes paramount. The portfolio is intended to help organizations build and deploy AI-powered apps securely, ensuring that AI security frameworks are robust from the development stage through to deployment. This is especially critical as malicious actors leverage AI to scale up cyberattacks, necessitating proactive defense measures.
The Secure AI by Design portfolio includes several key components. First is GenAI application security. As employees increasingly use generative AI (GenAI) tools for business purposes, AI Access Security provides organizations with the necessary tools to confidently deploy these applications. It offers security teams comprehensive visibility, application and data access controls, and continuous monitoring to mitigate data risks.
Next is AI supply chain security based on Prisma Cloud AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM), which is designed to secure an organization’s AI ecosystem by identifying and addressing vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in models, applications, and resources.
This helps to improve compliance and minimize data exposure, strengthening the overall AI security framework.
Enterprise AI application protection is an AI Runtime Security focused on safeguarding AI applications, models, and datasets from evolving threats, including zero-day vulnerabilities and AI-specific risks like data leakage and model misuse. This component provides visibility across the entire AI application ecosystem, enabling organizations to protect their AI investments effectively.
The rollout of the Secure AI by Design portfolio has begun, with AI Runtime Security now available on Google Cloud. It is expected to become available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure later in August. Other components, such as AI-SPM and AI Access Security, are already accessible to customers.
