Data Security In The Age Of AI With Rob Truesdell
Security Boulevard, Thursday, March 6th, 2025
Rob Truesdell discusses how enterprises must rethink data security in the age of AI. He explores why traditional security tools fall short as companies increasingly connect sensitive data with Large Language Models, and how it's especially critical as the software industry is projected to reach 1 million organizations by 2027.
Rob and Alan explore how AI is reshaping cybersecurity, especially in applications that combine enterprise data with LLMs. Rob explains that while AI can enhance productivity, it also introduces risks, particularly around data security and access control. One major concern is when organizations feed sensitive information-such as customer or employee data-into AI models, potentially losing control over who can access it.
He highlights the risks of unauthorized data exposure and the challenges of maintaining permissions when data is processed through retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines and vector databases.