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Canonical Research SpecificationLevel: Executive
Verified: August 2026

AI Security & LLM Security

30-Second Executive Definition

AI Security is the discipline of defending AI systems against unique vulnerabilities like prompt injection and data poisoning.

Why It Matters:

LLMs blend data and instructions into a single stream, breaking traditional application security paradigms. Without deterministic proxy gates, AI systems act as massive attack surfaces for corporate data theft.

Who Should Care:
CISOsSecurity ArchitectsRed TeamsAI Developers
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AI Security is the discipline of defending AI systems against unique vulnerabilities like prompt injection and data poisoning.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:Why are LLMs inherently insecure?

Because they process instructions and user data in the same context window, allowing attackers to overwrite the original commands.

01 • Origin & GenesisProvenance Record

Canonical Specification Origin

The defensive architecture and governance protocols required to protect AI systems from prompt injection, data exfiltration, and malicious autonomous agent manipulation.

First IntroducedIndustry Consensus 2023
Primary VenueIndustry Meta
02 • Internal Research Corpusrichardewing.io

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Canonical Reference String

Ewing, R. (2026). "AI Security & LLM Security." Richard Ewing Research Canon. Available at: https://www.richardewing.io/concepts/ai-security

BibTeX Citation
@article{ewing_ai_security,
  author = {Ewing, Richard},
  title = {AI Security & LLM Security},
  journal = {Richard Ewing Research Canon},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.richardewing.io/concepts/ai-security}
}
First Origin & Provenance:Industry Meta (2023)
Current Specification Version:Version 1.0 (Q2 2026 Baseline)