November 4, 2024 at 08:22AM
OWASP launched new security guidance for managing risks related to large language models and generative AI applications, part of the Top 10 for LLM Application Security Project. Resources include strategies for deepfake defense, AI security best practices, and a landscape guide for security solutions, aimed at enhancing organizational readiness against AI threats.
### Meeting Takeaways
1. **New OWASP Security Guidance**: OWASP has released new materials aimed at helping organizations manage the risks associated with large language models (LLMs) and generative AI.
2. **OWASP Top 10 for LLM Project**: This initiative is part of a community-driven project established in 2023, focusing on producing resources like research and guidance to aid organizations in forming comprehensive security strategies that include governance and collaboration.
3. **Deepfake Event Response Guide**: A new resource that addresses risks posed by realistic digital forgeries, offering both defensive strategies and practical guidance for organizations to mitigate impacts from advancing deepfake technology.
4. **Center of Excellence Guide**: This guide provides best practices for developing AI security frameworks, emphasizing risk management, coordination across departments (security, legal, data science, operations), policy enforcement, and staff education.
5. **AI Security Solution Landscape Guide**: This comprehensive reference categorizes security solutions for both open-source and commercial LLMs and generative AI, assisting organizations in understanding risks outlined in the OWASP top threats list.
6. **Expert Collaboration**: Over 500 experts in cybersecurity and AI are involved in identifying LLM vulnerabilities and developing mitigations. The project will broaden its focus in early 2024 to include strategic positions like CISOs and compliance officers.
7. **Call to Action**: Steve Wilson, project lead, highlighted the need for security professionals and software developers to adapt in response to evolving threats from AI, emphasizing the importance of using these new resources to stay ahead of attackers.