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Symmetry Systems Unveils Symmetry AIGuard

In a landmark announcement, Symmetry Systems has launched Symmetry AIGuard, a revolutionary platform that transforms how organizations manage and govern their AI systems. As businesses increasingly accelerate the adoption of AI technologies, the demand for robust security solutions has never been more critical. With AIGuard, organizations gain unparalleled visibility and governance over their AI ecosystem, ensuring security across the board from shadow LLM usage to autonomous agent identities.

Addressing the Speed of AI Adoption

Dr. Mohit Tiwari, CEO of Symmetry Systems, highlights a pressing issue: organizations are implementing AI faster than they can safeguard it. He states, "Executives in Technology, Legal, Data, and Security require a centralized solution to address critical questions such as: What AI is running? Who is using it? What data can it access? Is it authorized? What actions is it taking?" Symmetry AIGuard answers these questions comprehensively for corporate copilots, shadow LLMs, internal models, and autonomous agents alike.

Four Pillars of AI Security

AIGuard comprises four foundational pillars essential to AI security. According to Mustapha Kebbeh, Chief Security Officer at UKG, the need for clarity goes beyond merely identifying the AI in use. He emphasizes the importance of understanding what that AI can access and what it should access, underscoring the need for a nuanced approach to AI governance. Symmetry AIGuard seamlessly integrates AI inventory management, identity governance, data access intelligence, and compliance monitoring into one platform catering to CTOs, CIOs, CISOs, legal professionals, and data stewards.

Comprehensive Governance of Agentic AI

One of the standout features of AIGuard is its treatment of agent identities as first-class security principles. This means that the same rigorous measures applied to human and service accounts are implemented for AI agents. The platform provides a comprehensive record of agent identities, detailing their type, creation, purposes, permissions, data access, and operational scope. This rigorous documentation ensures that no agent operates without proper authorization.

Safety Measures for Internal AI Services

In addition to monitoring external AI usage, AIGuard meticulously inventories each internal AI service, ensuring that rigorous governance standards apply. Teams gain greater control and immediate access to rectify issues such as overexposure or regulatory compliance directly from the platform, streamlining risk management efforts.

Corporate Copilot Security

Building upon Symmetry's established security capabilities for Microsoft Copilot, the AIGuard extends its proven methodologies to encompass other business pilots as well. Unified dashboards answer essential questions about license allocations, data access, compliance gaps, and geographical access issues.

Monitoring External LLM Usage

With the rising trend of using external LLMs such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, the risk of shadow AI looms large. Symmetry AIGuard proactively monitors both authorized and unauthorized usage of these models, providing real-time alerts on any breaches of corporate policy or unauthorized data sharing.

Built on Robust Data Infrastructure

Symmetry AIGuard is powered by the same data identity graph that underpins Symmetry DataGuard, equipped with over 400 sensitive data identifiers and 500 semantic data types. This robust infrastructure empowers AIGuard not only to monitor AI activity but also to correlate every AI model, agent, service, and user with the sensitive data they can access.

Availability

Symmetry AIGuard is already available in preview for existing customers as an independent product and as an integrated component of the Symmetry Data+AI Security Platform. To learn more about advancing your organization's AI security and governance, visit Symmetry Systems and schedule a demo today.