AI security solutions help organizations protect AI assets such as machine learning (ML) models, large language models (LLM), and agents from misuse. These solutions are typically used in businesses that are adopting AI to automate work, support employees, build intelligent applications, or interact with customers. As companies increase their use of AI, they also expose themselves to new risks, such as manipulated inputs, unintended behavior, or unauthorized access to models and data. Key benefits of AI security solutions include:
Safe integration of AI into products, services, and internal operations without introducing unacceptable risk
Addressal of business problems introduced by AI, such as unsafe outputs, sensitive data leaks, unauthorized model use, manipulated prompts, and incorrect or risky AI-driven actions
Monitoring of AI behavior by detecting unusual or harmful activity around AI systems
Assurance of AI systems remaining trustworthy and compliant as they scale
These products are most often used by security teams, AI or ML engineering teams, cloud and application architects, and risk and compliance groups. AI security solutions typically connect to security tools such as security information and event-management (SIEM) software, cloud security software, and application security tools, as well as AI infrastructure and MLOps platforms.
These solutions serve as a bridge between traditional cybersecurity and modern AI workflows. Some focus on securing the model itself, others specialize in protecting applications built on large language models, and others may monitor or control AI agents that take actions on behalf of users. AI security solutions function as a security layer without requiring retraining, fine-tuning, or modification of the underlying AI model.
To qualify for inclusion in the AI security solutions category, a product must:
Provide security capabilities specifically designed to protect AI assets such as AI models, LLMs, or AI agents
Monitor or control AI inputs, outputs, or runtime behavior
Enforce policy or security rules on AI models, LLM applications, AI agents, or any other AI assets
