The last few years have seen great advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. 

The benefits thisbrings to organisations are enormous and range from cost savings to more efficient ways of performing
mundane and laborious tasks. One of the key benefits stemming from AI is assistance in decision making, using data that wasn’t previously available. This has led to AI use in organisations exploding like no other technology before.

These benefits come with risks as there have been multiple reports of cases of data leakage due to the use of AI systems. AI systems can be impacted by cyber security threats and vulnerabilities that can lead to inaccurate information effecting decision making because of malicious or erroneous activities.

RSM is pleased to offer its AI Secure by Design Review and Systems Assessment service that can help organisations identify, mitigate and manage their AI risks.

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Talk to RSM's AI security specialists about assessing your organisation's AI security posture and building a secure, responsible AI framework.

 A cost-effective approach to AI security 

Our AI Secure by Design Review and Systems Assessment service is a simple and cost-effective approach to identify and manage key AI security risks within your organisation. 

The service includes the following key components:

AI Secure by Design Review – a proactive engagement ensuring that your AI systems are designed securely

AI Policy, Charter and Use Case Development – Policy statement outlining the responsible and secure use of AI within an organisation, aligned charter and prototyping to create comprehensive AI use case within the organisation

AI Systems Assessment – review of an existing AI system to ensure it aligns with secure design and appropriate use principles.

Risk, Data Privacy and Governance Assessment – review of the risk and data privacy impact of planned AI use cases or systems and governance arrangements.

AI Internal Audit Assessment – providing assurance to the Audit and Risk Committee or Board on the secure and appropriate use of AI within an organisation. 

 Benefits of Service 

  • Identification and management of potentially critical risks and issues, thus enhancing your AI security posture
  • Assurance that AI is being used responsibly within the organisation
  • Development of AI systems securely and responsibly, thus avoiding further reconfiguration costs due to inadequate
    development practices
  • Management of reputational, financial, and legal risks that could otherwise eventuate through poor AI security posture

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How the Service can protect your business

The AI Secure by Design Review and Systems Assessment service will be tailored to your needs, providing a flexible and cost-effective way to improve and maintain your AI security posture. We can help prepare and drive your AI security and responsible use program, focusing on secure and responsible development and use of AI systems within your organisation.

RSM specialises in providing independent assurance on the secure and responsible use of AI systems within organisations to provide peace of mind to key stakeholders.

Who needs the Service?

The AI Secure by Design Review and Systems Assessment
service is best suited to organisations that:

  • Are interested in managing and improving their AI security
    posture in a cost-effective manner
  • Have a need to develop AI systems securely and
    responsibly
  • Need to provide assurance both internally and externally
    on the secure and responsible use of AI within the
    organisation
  • Do not have a Secure and Responsible AI Use policy and
    require one developed.

 

 What we deliver 

The AI Secure by Design Review and Systems Assessment service will cover the following key components:

 

AI Secure by Design Review:

  • Secure the deployment environment
  • Continuously protect the AI system
  • Secure AI operation and maintenance

 

AI Policy, Charter and Use Case Development:

  • Prototyping to develop AI use case
  • Human, societal and environmental wellbeing
  • Human-centered values
  • Fairness
  • Privacy protection and security
  • Reliability and safety
  • Transparency and explainability
  • Contestability
  • Accountability

 

AI Systems Assessment:

  • Community / Organisational benefit
  • Fairness
  • Transparency
  • Accountability

Risk, Data Privacy and Governance Assessment:

  • Risk Assessment for AI use cases
  • Data Privacy Impact Assessment for AI systems /
    use cases
  • Governance framework review for AI use cases

 

AI Internal Audit Assessment:

  • Alignment to relevant laws and regulation
  • Privacy and data protection obligations
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Privileged access to the AI system
  • Backups
  • Trial of the AI system
  • AI system secure-by-design, including its supply chain
  • Understanding the limits and constraints of the AI.

Take the next step towards responsible AI

 Ready to strengthen your AI security? 

Whether you're implementing AI for the first time or expanding its use across your organisation, our specialists can help you identify risks, strengthen governance and build a secure foundation for responsible AI adoption.

Complete the form below to discuss your AI Security Assessment with one of our specialists.

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