Applying security fundamentals to AI: Practical advice for CISOs

Read actionable advice for CISOs on securing AI, managing risk, and applying core security principles in today’s AI‑powered environment. The post Applying security fundamentals to AI: Practical advice for CISOs appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog .

What to know about the era of AI The first thing to know is that AI isn’t magic The best way to think about how to effectively use and secure a modern AI system is to imagine it like a very new, very junior person. It’s very smart and eager to help but can also be extremely unintelligent. Like a junior person, it works at its best when it’s given clear, fairly specific goals, and the vaguer its instructions, the more likely it is to misinterpret them.

If you’re giving it the ability to do anything consequential, think about how you would give that responsibility to someone very new: at what point would you want them to stop and check with you before continuing, and what information would you want them to show you so that you could tell they were on track? Apply that same kind of human reasoning to AI and you will get best results.