Strengthening AI Security: AIShield and F5's Strategic Alliance
Transforms Generative AI Safeguarding
BENGALURU, India, May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- AIShield, a leading provider of AI security
solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with F5 (NASDAQ:
FFIV) aimed at securing Generative AI applications. Leveraging
AIShield's expertise in AI security and F5's cutting-edge
Distributed Cloud Services and application security portfolio, the
collaboration seeks to address the complex challenges associated
with the deployment of Generative AI-based applications across
various industries.
Our partnership with AIShield reflects our
commitment to proactive AI security. AIShield Guardian integrates
with F5 Distributed Cloud Services to enhance security and
innovation, offering a robust approach to mitigating AI risks for
our customers.
Risks Associated with Generative AI:
Despite the numerous advantages Generative AI offers,
organizations face multiple risks. Many organizations are
scrambling to incorporate Generative Artificial Intelligence
(GenAI) into their IT infrastructure to augment and improve
business operations internally and externally. From copyright
infringement and data breaches to the injection of malicious
prompts and the generation of harmful content, the use of
Generative AI in enterprises presents significant challenges.
Ensuring the smooth and secure operation of Generative AI systems
necessitates comprehensive security controls and frameworks that
address technological fortifications, data privacy, user
authentication, and regulatory compliance.
"As the frontier of Generative AI expands, so do the security
challenges associated with it. Leveraging our expertise in AI
security and mixing that with F5's experience in
securing multicloud applications, we are creating an
industry-first end-to-end firewall tailored for generative AI
applications. By integrating AIShield Guardian into F5 Distributed
Cloud Services, we offer organizations a comprehensive solution to
address AI safety and security risks effectively, ensuring secure
access and usage of AI applications in minutes."
Manojkumar Parmar, Founder, CEO
& CTO, AIShield
The Partnership between AIShield and F5:
The partnership between AIShield and F5 is a strategic response
to the evolving security landscape posed by Generative AI. By
integrating AIShield GuArdIan into F5 Distributed Cloud Services,
organizations gain access to a comprehensive suite of security
features tailored to address the unique challenges of AI
applications. AIShield GuArdIan's dynamic policy mapping, jailbreak
protection, and seamless integration capabilities, combined with
F5's robust multi-cloud application service and security, provide
organizations with the enterprise-ready solution needed to deploy,
manage, and monitor AI systems securely across various cloud
environments. This partnership aims to deliver advanced security
solutions that safeguard organizations against AI security threats
while adhering to evolving regulatory standards such as the EU AI
Act and NIST AI RMF and existing best practices from MITRE ATLAS
and OWASP Top 10 for LLM.
AIShield's GuArdIan platform plays a pivotal role in mitigating
potential AI security risks by providing organizations with the
means to deploy guardrails to address ethical, organizational, and
regulatory requirements. With features designed to ensure the
security and integrity of generative AI systems, GuArdIan empowers
organizations to deploy AI applications safely and with confidence.
With comprehensive monitoring and logging capabilities, GuArdIan
enhances response quality and system integrity, offering over 75
configurable controls for multimodal content protection. Its
role-based access control and advanced security measures protect
against financial risks, fraud, and personal data
misuse. AIShield GuArdIan is easily activated on the F5 Distributed
Cloud Services platform via a container-based app that ensures
integration across any LLM and their respective deployments,
providing organizations with the ability to deploy AI applications
safely and with confidence. By leveraging AIShield's expertise in
AI security, organizations can address the challenges associated
with generative AI in real-time.
In parallel, F5's Distributed Cloud Services serve as a robust
foundation for deploying, securing, and operating applications in
cloud-native environments. Offering a range of services including
SaaS-based security, networking, and application management, F5
Distributed Cloud Services provide organizations with the essential
infrastructure needed to support the smooth and secure operation of
AI applications. Leveraging F5's extensive experience in networking
and infrastructure, organizations can enhance the performance,
scalability, and reliability of their AI systems while effectively
managing security risks.
Together, AIShield and F5 offer a comprehensive solution to the
security challenges posed by Generative AI. By combining AIShield's
advanced AI security technology with F5's expertise, organizations
can build, deploy, and run AI applications with confidence. This
partnership enables enterprises to navigate the complexities of AI
security while maximizing the benefits of AI transformation. By
prioritizing security, assurance, and performance, AIShield and F5
empower organizations to harness the full potential of Generative
AI while safeguarding against today's threat and emerging
threats.
"At F5, we understand the evolving nature of AI risks and the
importance of proactive security measures. Our collaboration with
AIShield reflects our commitment to providing flexibility and
cutting-edge solutions to our customers. AIShield GuArdIan
seamlessly works with F5 Distributed Cloud Services' secure
multicloud networking to offer joint customers a well-positioned
approach to mitigate AI risks, enhancing security and fostering
innovation."
Pranav Dharwadkar, VP, Product
Management at F5
By aligning efforts and expertise, F5 and AIShield's
comprehensive security frameworks ensure that sensitive data
involved in AI interactions is protected by stringent privacy and
compliance policies. This partnership represents a significant step
forward in addressing the security challenges associated with
Generative AI, empowering organizations to deploy, operate, and
scale Generative AI applications securely and responsibly. It marks
a significant stride in ensuring the responsible secure deployment
of AI technologies while adhering to regulatory standards and
organizational policies.
For more information about AIShield, click here.
About AIShield:
AIShield, a Gartner-recognized AI Security startup backed by
Bosch, stands at the forefront of safeguarding AI systems With its
unified AI security platform, SecureAIx, provides end-to-end
security across the entire lifecycle of AI models, applications,
and workloads, catering to various deployment scenarios, whether
cloud-based or on-premises. The platform consists of three core
modules: Watchtower, AISpectra, and GuArdian, each addressing
specific security needs from the earliest stages of development to
operational deployment. With over 45 patents, AIShield ensures
robust protection against supply chain attacks, adversarial
threats, and various vulnerabilities while aligning with industry
standards such as NIST AI RMF and MITRE ATLAS. With strategic
collaborations across the technology landscape, AIShield stands as
a pivotal player in safeguarding AI/ML applications and driving
security innovation in the AI ecosystem.
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8050163834,
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8050163834,
mukul.dongre@bosch.com, https://www.boschaishield.com/
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