Sweat the small stuff: Data protection in the age of AI [Video]

Businesses everywhere are making moves to adopt AI technologies and protocols in their organizations. Yet, as this wave unfolds, it has created a complex security landscape where organizations are uncertain about the undefined AI risks and boundaries.

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As concerns about AI security, risk, and compliance continue to escalate, practical solutions remain elusive. While NIST released NIST-AI-600-1, Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework: Generative Artificial Intelligence Profile on July 26, 2024, most organizations are just beginning to digest and implement its guidance, with the formation of internal AI Councils as a first step in AI governance. So as AI adoption and risk increases, it’s time to understand why sweating the small and not-so-small stuff matters and where we go from here.

Data protection in the AI era

Recently, I attended the annual member conference of the ACSC, a non-profit organization focused on improving cybersecurity defense for enterprises, universities, government agencies, and other organizations. From the discussions, it …