New protections will secure organizations – by
default – from attempted attacks, abuse, and tampering as they
increasingly rely on AI models
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud
company, today announced the development of Firewall for AI, a new
layer of protection that will identify abuse and attacks before
they reach and tamper with Large Language Models (LLMs), a type of
AI application that interprets human language and other types of
complex data. Backed by the power of Cloudflare’s global network,
one of the largest in the world, Firewall for AI will position
Cloudflare as one of the only security providers prepared to combat
the next wave of attacks in the AI revolution – those targeting the
functionality, critical data, and trade secrets held within
LLMs.
A recent study revealed that only one in four C-suite level
executives have the confidence that their organizations are
well-prepared to address AI risks. When it comes to protecting
LLMs, it can be extremely challenging to bake in adequate security
systems from the start, as it is near impossible to limit user
interactions and these models are not predetermined by design –
e.g., they may produce a variety of outputs even when given the
same input. As a result, LLMs are becoming a defenseless path for
threat actors – leaving organizations vulnerable to model
tampering, attacks and abuse.
"When new types of applications emerge, new types of threats
follow quickly. That's no different for AI-powered applications,"
said Matthew Prince, Co-Founder & CEO at Cloudflare. “With
Cloudflare’s Firewall for AI, we are helping build security into
the AI landscape from the start. We will provide one of the
first-ever shields for AI models that will allow businesses to take
advantage of the opportunity that the technology unlocks, while
ensuring they are protected.”
With Cloudflare’s Firewall for AI, security teams will be able
to protect their LLM applications from the potential
vulnerabilities that can be weaponized against AI models.
Cloudflare will help enable customers to:
- Rapidly detect new threats: Firewall for AI may be
deployed in front of any LLM running on Cloudflare’s Workers AI. By
scanning and evaluating prompts submitted by a user, it will better
identify attempts to exploit a model and extract data.
- Automatically block threats – with no human intervention
needed: Built on top of Cloudflare's global network, Firewall
for AI will be deployed close to the end user, providing
unprecedented ability to protect models from abuse almost
immediately.
- Implement security by default, for free: Any customer
running an LLM on Cloudflare’s Workers AI can be safeguarded by
Firewall for AI for free, helping to prevent growing concerns like
prompt injection and data leakage.
According to Gartner®, "You cannot secure a GenAI application in
isolation. Always start with a solid foundation of cloud security,
data security and application security, before planning and
deploying GenAI-specific security controls." Cloudflare Firewall
for AI will add additional layers to its existing comprehensive
security platform, ultimately plugging the threats posed by
emerging technology.
To learn more, please check out the resources below:
- Blog: Cloudflare Announces Firewall for AI
- Cloudflare Firewall for AI
Source: "Generative AI Adoption: Top Security Threats, Risks and
Mitigations", Gartner, Dennis Xu, Kevin Schmidt, January 17th,
2024
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