INTRODUCTION 4 The balancing act between Questions that keep security and innovation and security risk leaders up at night include: What if the AI application inadvertently leaks The adoption of generative AI (GenAI) is On one side, business leaders are eager to adopt accelerating across industries. Organizations of AI applications so they can drive innovation. sensitive data? all sizes are in a sprint to incorporate AI into their operations to improve productivity and business On the other side, security teams are grappling What if it hallucinates and produces processes, and increase revenue. Although there with the obstacle of strengthening defenses is a sense of hope and excitement surrounding against the new and complex security challenges inaccurate information? this revolutionary technology, many security and posed by AI. risk leaders find themselves attempting to strike a balance between two powerful forces at play. What if it produces malicious content that could damage our reputation?