AI security breaks when teams focus on one area and ignore the rest. In this episode, we cover the three pillars from the SANS AI Security Maturity Model: Protect, Utilize, and Govern. You will see where gaps form, why most programs stall, and how to take focused action.

What You Will Learn

• Why blocking AI tools does not equal security
• Why turning on AI features does not create value
• How to secure AI assets, models, and agents
• How to use AI to improve detection and response
• How to assign ownership and control AI risk

Action Steps

• Build your AI asset inventory
• Test one AI use case in security operations
• Form a small AI governance group
• Define rules for public AI use

Key Takeaway Balance Protect, Utilize, and Govern or accept unmanaged risk.

Resources SANS AI Security Maturity Model https://www.sans.org/white-papers/sans-ai-security-maturity-model-ebook :::

Trevor Wiseman writes The Wiseman Brief, a weekly note on AI governance, cybersecurity, and technology leadership. Subscribe on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/gU_J87JG

He is the author of The Hidden System: A Leader's Guide to Managing AI Risk Without Slowing Innovation, available on Amazon Books - https://www.amazon.com/HIDDEN-SYSTEM-Leaders-Managing-Innovation/dp/B0H2Y3QHDS/ref=vo_sr_l_dp_bo_ff?s=books&sr=1-1

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