AI security posture management (AI-SPM)

AI security posture management (AI-SPM) is a specialized security solution designed to protect artificial intelligence models, systems, and data throughout their lifecycle in cloud environments. As organizations increasingly deploy AI workloads in the cloud for critical decision-making and operations, AI-SPM has become essential for mitigating risks unique to AI, such as data poisoning, model theft, and adversarial attacks.

AI-SPM platforms provide comprehensive visibility into AI model development, deployment, and operation within cloud infrastructures. They enable cloud security engineers to identify and address potential vulnerabilities specific to AI systems, such as insecure model serialization, unprotected AI endpoints, or excessive permissions for AI service accounts. These solutions continuously monitor AI systems for anomalies, unauthorized access attempts, and potential misuse, helping to ensure the integrity and reliability of AI-driven processes in cloud environments.

Additionally, AI-SPM tools assist in maintaining compliance with emerging AI regulations and ethical guidelines, promoting responsible AI use across the organization. They often integrate with existing cloud security tools, such as CSPM and CASB solutions, to provide a holistic view of AI-related risks in the cloud. Cloud security engineers can leverage AI-SPM to implement security controls tailored to AI workloads, such as federated learning for privacy-preserving model training or homomorphic encryption for secure AI inference in untrusted cloud environments.