CISOs Brace for LLM-Powered Attacks: Key Strategies to Stay Ahead
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
Large language models (LLMs) have taken the tech world by storm, emerging as a powerful technology that can transform industries with their ability to analyze complex data and generate human-like text.
Yet, as these models proliferate at breakneck speed, they present an increasingly compelling target for malicious actors. For chief information security officers (CISOs), understanding and mitigating the security risks associated with these LLMs is paramount.
Unpacking the Threats Posed by LLMs
LLMs and their associated infrastructure present a range of potential attack surfaces. Most vulnerable are public LLM services, where a web application interface could be exploited to collect sensitive data entered into prompts. Deploying LLMs internally allows organizations to maintain stricter security boundaries, but there are still risks of malicious actors infiltrating the supply chain to steal data or compromise outputs.