- Cisco unveils new tool to keep business AI apps secure
- Cisco AI Defense attempts to address risks in the development and deployment of secure AI applications
- AI Defense is “self-optimizing” and will improve over time, Cisco says
Cisco has unveiled a new solution aimed at helping enterprises build, deploy and secure artificial intelligence (AI)-powered applications.
The company says Cisco AI Defense addresses two key risks — developing and deploying secure AI applications.
According to Cisco, companies are poised to develop “hundreds, if not thousands” of AI applications. They can’t afford separate sets of AI safety and security safeguards for each app – they need a unified approach.
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Cisco says AI Defense’s capabilities include AI discovery (giving security teams insight into who is building applications and what training sources they are using), model validation (minimizing the risk of model tuning becoming toxic through automated testing), runtime security (continuous validation, which safeguards against potential security threats such as rapid injection) and securing access to AI applications.
The company says AI Defense is “self-optimizing” and provides controls for a multi-model world. In addition, it integrates with existing data streams and is built into Security Cloud, Cisco’s cross-domain security platform.
The new tool will be available to companies in March 2025.
“Business and technology leaders cannot afford to sacrifice security for speed when embracing AI,” said Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer, Cisco. “In a dynamic landscape where competition is fierce, speed determines the winners. Fused into the fabric of the network, Cisco AI Defense combines the unique ability to detect and protect against threats when developing and accessing AI applications without compromise.”
