Securing Generative AI: What Matters Now
Security is a weak point in 76% of generative AI initiatives. New research from AWS and IBM explores what it takes to implement generative AI securely.
IBM recently partnered with Oxford Economics to survey 200 executives regarding their generative AI initiatives and enablement. The study revealed a concerning trend of executives prioritizing innovation over security (70%), despite also stating that secure and trustworthy AI is essential to business success (82%).
In this research report, Clarke Rodgers, Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy and Dimple Ahluwalia, VP and Global Managing Partner of IBM Cybersecurity Services examine the survey data to unveil the reason for this trend and shed light on the emerging threat and defense landscape surrounding generative AI. Read the report to learn what it takes to implement generative AI data security.
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Topics we’ll cover:
- Understanding generative AI security risks and the emerging threat landscape
- Evaluating your generative AI risk tolerance and security needs
- Exploring emerging generative AI regulations around the world
- Buying vs. building generative AI privacy and security solutions
- Leveraging the advantages of AI in security
Only 24% of current generative AI projects are being secured, despite the fact that 82% of respondents say secure and trustworthy AI is essential for business success. Alarmingly, nearly 70% say innovation takes precedence over security.
Why is data security essential for generative AI innovation?
Learn more about the relationship between data security and AI innovation in this special episode of the Conversations with Leaders podcast, featuring Chris McCurdy and Dimple Ahluwalia of IBM Security. Join our guests along with host Clarke Rodgers for a discussion about how data strategy is driving competitive advantage for companies today as the key ingredient to AI innovation.
Generative AI introduces new potential threat vectors and new ways to mitigate them. While the technology lowers the bar even further for low-skill threat actors, helping them develop more sophisticated exploits, it also enhances defenders’ capacity to move faster with greater efficiency and confidence.”
Contributing authors
Dimple Ahluwalia
Vice President and Global Managing Partner, IBM Consulting Cybersecurity Services
With nearly 20 years of experience helping clients with their cybersecurity needs, Dimple leads the Consulting and Systems Integration Services business globally for IBM Security. Previously, Dimple was the Global Cybersecurity Managed Services Partner at Ernst & Young (EY). She has held various security roles over the years at IBM, including leading a global team of solution design architects, managing the North America security consulting and systems integration business, conceiving a company-wide program for secure engineering and product security incident response, and has supported a global program dedicated to educating middle and high school girls about cybersecurity.
Clarke Rodgers
Director, AWS Enterprise Strategy
As a Director of AWS Enterprise Strategy with deep security expertise, Clarke is passionate about helping executives explore how the cloud can transform security and working with them to find the right enterprise solutions. Clarke joined AWS in 2016, but his experience with the advantages of AWS Security started well before he became part of the team. In his role as CISO for a multinational life reinsurance provider, he oversaw a strategic division’s all-in migration to AWS.
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