Bugcrowd
By Bugcrowd Team
AI security risks are rapidly evolving. The pace of progress also shows no signs of slowing down. Every week, there are new open-source models, new architectures, and even new modalities (e.g., OpenAI recently unveiled a text-to-video model).
It’s vital to build an AI security strategy for your organization now to protect against AI risks (which can include zero-days, data biases, and even AI safety). A good AI security strategy will give you a solid defense for current vulnerabilities but will also keep you nimble and responsive to new vulnerabilities as they arise. It will also let you scale up your defenses in response to more AI-enabled attacks. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the latest in AI vulnerabilities and how to get started forming your AI security strategy.
A Proactive Approach to Defending Against AI Vulnerabilities
The best defense against AI vulnerabilities is human ingenuity. According to Inside the Mind of a Hacker, 72% of hackers believe that AI will never replace human creativity. The attack surface is changing rapidly, and threat actors and ethical hackers are the ones discovering these new vulnerabilities. Using the same methods can help organizations put their systems to the test before threat actors do. Internally, organizations can use red teams (and purple teams) to simulate attacks. The downside of internal testing is it takes a specific set of skills, which can be hard to hire or train for.
Crowdsourced testing, on the other hand, connects companies with hackers who have exactly the skills needed to test their systems. Vulnerability disclosure programs (VDPs), bug bounties, and pen testing all help companies use the skills of expert hackers to their advantage. For example, a company could work with an expert prompt engineer to try and break their system prompts and figure out modifications to the system prompt that minimize exploitation.
Since new vulnerabilities are popping up constantly with AI systems, having a continuous testing process is key. By doing so, you can test the effectiveness of new defenses and find new vulnerabilities proactively.
Getting Started With AI Security
The first step to AI security is to identify the current risks. With that knowledge, you’ll be able to set up some initial defenses for your AI systems. The next step is to then consider long-term, robust defenses, such as red teaming and crowdsourced security. To help you get started implementing AI security, consider using the Bugcrowd platform to find and work with the right expert hackers for your company, through VDPs, bug bounties, and pen testing as a service.
Learn more about AI safety and security at BlackHat Asia, April 16-19. Bugcrowd will be at the Bugcrowd Networking Lounge in the Business Hall in Marina Bay Sands! What to join in on the fun? Participate in our Capture the Flag (CTF) with both in-person and online challenges throughout the show!