What is AI Security for Apps

Overview

AI Security for Apps lets you safely deploy AI-powered experiences while maintaining control over how data is accessed and used. AI You Build helps you secure and govern AI systems that your organization develops and operates. It protects custom AI applications from abuse, such as jailbreak and prompt injection, prevents unauthorized data access, and ensures compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements.

These systems are typically exposed to internal users, external users, or customers, for example:

  • Internal AI chatbots used by employees for internal knowledge bases or company materials

  • External customer-facing chatbots, e.g. customer support bots

  • AI assistants integrated into business applications

  • Custom AI interfaces connected to internal data sources such as CRM or ERP systems

AI You Build provides protection and visibility for custom AI systems throughout their operation, including:

  • Run-time protection - you can protect AI systems at run time to prevent intentional abuse. This includes blocking malicious attempts to manipulate prompts, extract sensitive information, or bypass system safeguards.

  • Monitoring - You can monitor how users interact with AI tools to detect inappropriate or unintended behavior. This helps you identify activity that may not be malicious but could still violate internal policies or compliance requirements.

Risks Presented by AI Apps

AI systems that interact with users and data introduce unique security, compliance, and governance risks, such as:

  • AI-specific attacks like prompt injections, jailbreak attempts, and multi-turn attacks designed to bypass safeguards

  • Data leakage - exposure of customer or business data from connected systems such as CRM platforms, or unauthorized access to sensitive information, such as personal identifiers or financial data

  • Compliance violations - failure to meet regulatory requirements for AI systems, such as the EU AI Act for generative AI

  • Governance gaps - lack of segmentation between departments or roles, and users gaining access to data they are not authorized to view

Use Cases

Use Case: Preventing AI Systems from Making Regulated Decisions

An organization builds an internal AI system to assist employees in reviewing customer information, such as financial history or application details. Due to regulatory and compliance requirements, the AI system is not permitted to make decisions or determinations on behalf of the user, such as approving or denying a loan.

AI You Build enforces controls that prevent the AI from generating direct decisions, recommendations, or eligibility outcomes. Instead, the AI can provide contextual information or summarize relevant data, while ensuring that the final decision remains with an authorized human user. This helps the organization comply with regulatory frameworks and internal governance policies while still benefiting from AI-assisted workflows.

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