Microsoft Azure AI Deploys HiddenLayer Model
Scanner to Protect Customers using Open Source Models
AUSTIN,
Texas, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HiddenLayer,
the leading security provider for artificial intelligence (AI)
models and assets, today announced Microsoft Azure AI as a new user
of its Model Scanner. The Model Scanner will scan third-party and
open-source models in the model collection curated by Azure AI,
providing verification that they are free from cybersecurity
vulnerabilities, malware, and other signs of tampering.
Microsoft Azure AI Deploys HiddenLayer
Model Scanner to Protect Customers using Open Source Models
"We strongly advocate for the parallel
acceleration of AI innovation and security solutions," said
Chris Sestito, CEO and Co-founder of
HiddenLayer. "With the integration of our Model Scanner into the
Azure AI catalog, we're dedicated to establishing a secure avenue
for the broad adoption of AI technologies."
Open-source models are favored for their
affordability and flexibility, but they can be susceptible to
malicious exploitation. By validating that open-source models have
been scanned by Model Scanner, Azure AI can help security teams
streamline AI deployment processes and empower development teams to
fine-tune or deploy open models safely and with greater
confidence.
"We see a need for proactive security solutions
that allow developers to deploy AI models safely–and feel confident
fine-tuning these models with their own proprietary data," said
Sarah Bird, Chief Product Officer of
Responsible AI at Microsoft. "Integrating HiddenLayer into our
model onboarding process is the validation that our customers need
as they drive competitive differentiation with AI."
HiddenLayer Model Scanner recognizes all major
machine learning model formats and frameworks and analyzes their
structure, layers, tensors, functions, and modules to identify
suspicious or malicious code, vulnerabilities, and integrity
issues. Key capabilities enabled by HiddenLayer in the Azure AI
model catalog include:
- Malware Analysis: Scans AI models for embedded
malicious code that could serve as an infection vector and
launchpad for malware
- Vulnerability Assessment: Scans for common
vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs) and zero-day vulnerabilities
targeting AI models
- Backdoor detection: Scans model functionality for
evidence of supply chain attacks and backdoors such as arbitrary
code execution and network calls
- Model Integrity: Analyzes an AI model's layers,
components and tensors to detect tampering or corruption
Read more about the benefits for Azure AI
customers in the Microsoft Blog.
View HiddenLayer Model Scanner on the Microsoft Azure
Marketplace.
About HiddenLayer
HiddenLayer is
the leading provider of security for AI. Its security platform
helps enterprises safeguard the machine learning models behind
their most important products. HiddenLayer is the only company to
offer turnkey security for AI that does not add unnecessary
complexity to models and does not require access to raw data and
algorithms. Founded by a team with deep roots in security and ML,
HiddenLayer aims to protect enterprise AI from inference, bypass,
extraction attacks, and model theft. The company is backed by a
group of strategic investors, including M12, Microsoft's Venture
Fund, Moore Strategic Ventures, Booz Allen Ventures, IBM Ventures,
and Capital One Ventures.
Contact
Maia
Gryskiewicz
SutherlandGold for HiddenLayer
hiddenlayer@sutherlandgold.com
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