{"id":45048,"date":"2023-07-21T07:07:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T11:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/?p=45048"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T17:09:51","slug":"ai-and-security-is-your-organization-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/ai-and-security-is-your-organization-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and Security: Is Your Organization Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this segment of \u201cOffice Optional with Larry English<\/a>,\u201d Larry explains what your AI security plan should include and why you should be thinking about it now.<\/h2>\n
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In late May, an image showing thick, black billows of smoke rising from the headquarters of the U.S. armed forces building near the Pentagon popped up on a prominent social media platform.<\/p>\n

The photos were determined to be a false report of an explosion near the federal building. Local and national officials quickly refuted the claim, but the post was still shared nationally and internationally in investment circles causing the S&P 500 to drop, albeit briefly, before a rebound. The image, and other similar images with claims of a White House explosion, were likely created using generative AI.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only days later in an open letter<\/a> signed by more than 350 AI experts and public figures, industry leaders warned that \u201cmitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks, such as pandemics and nuclear war.\u201d<\/p>\n

None of this is meant to scare business leaders, but to illustrate a few key points:<\/p>\n

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  1. Generative AI is already here, and there\u2019s no turning back.<\/strong> Even reigning it in will be difficult. Creating a culture of AI awareness and preparing your team will be critical in navigating unchartered waters.<\/li>\n
  2. Legislative guardrails will take time to develop in the United States.<\/strong> We can\u2019t wait for legislation before creating plans around AI\u2019s use, implementation, security, or disaster response. Companies need to realistically assess threats and build defenses now.<\/li>\n
  3. For bad actors, AI has significantly lowered the barrier to entry.<\/strong> Those who have bad intentions but who didn\u2019t before have the technical know-how or intelligence to carry out attacks can now engineer something that looks and sounds authentic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Business leaders should ask themselves, \u201cIs my organization ready, and if not, how can I prepare?\u201d<\/p>\n

    AI Security Considerations for Enterprises<\/h2>\n

    A generative AI platform, Writer, recently revealed<\/a> nearly half of senior executives believe corporate data has been unintentionally shared with ChatGPT, the most widely used generative AI platform among enterprises. These concerns aren\u2019t baseless.<\/p>\n

    In fact, cybersecurity veteran David Lefever, founder, principal and CEO of The Mako Group and one of Centric Consulting\u2019s business partners, has found that today, many business leaders are concerned with an increasing number of threats.<\/p>\n

    Among those is \u201cleaky data,\u201d or the unintentional sharing of information with a third-party system without proper documentation and authorization.<\/strong> This can lead to privacy breaches, invalid and unreliable information, accidental security risks, and other threats.<\/p>\n

    At a minimum, all AI security plans should include:<\/p>\n