7 STEPS TO KEEP YOUR BUSINESS SAFE AND SOUND WHEN USING AI TOOLS BY
WARREN BONHEIM AS BUSINESSES START USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ( AI ) TO BOOST THEIR BUSINESS , IT ’ S LIKE OPENING A BOX OF MAGIC TRICKS — IT CAN DO WONDERS ! BUT JUST AS WITH ANY POWERFUL TOOL , THERE ' S A FLIP SIDE . IT ' S CRUCIAL TO KEEP AN EYE ON HOW THESE NEW TOOLS MIGHT EXPOSE YOUR BUSINESS TO RISKS .
IMAGINE AN APP THAT USES AI TO SIFT THROUGH HEAPS OF DATA TO SPOT TRENDS AND GIVE YOU INSIGHTS . SOUNDS GREAT , RIGHT ? BUT IF IT ’ S NOT WELL-GUARDED , IT ’ S LIKE LEAVING THE BACK DOOR OPEN FOR CYBER CRIMINALS .
THESE TECHNOLOGIES OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR BUSINESS ; HOWEVER THEY ALSO INTRODUCE SECURITY VULNERABILITIES , ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING SENSITIVE BUSINESS DATA OR PRIVATE INFORMATION .
WARREN BONHEIM , MANAGING DIRECTOR AT ZINIA , A LEADING IT TECHNOLOGY GROUP AND MANAGED SERVICES PROVIDER , ADVISES : “ AI LOVES DATA . IT NEEDS LOTS OF IT TO WORK WELL , WHICH MEANS IT CAN ACCESS TONS OF SENSITIVE INFO , AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THIS DATA IS LOCKED UP TIGHT .”
MANY AI TOOLS USE THIRD-PARTY PLATFORMS TO STORE OR ANALYSE YOUR DATA , AND THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS HAVE STRINGENT SECURITY PROTOCOLS , LEAVING SENSITIVE INFORMATION VULNERABLE .
“ SOMETIMES , THE BIGGEST SLIP-UPS COME FROM OUR OWN TEAM . SIMPLE MISTAKES , LIKE SETTING UP PRIVACY SETTINGS INCORRECTLY , LOSING DEVICES , OR UNWITTINGLY GRANTING PERMISSIONS TO MALICIOUS APPS , CAN INVITE TROUBLE ,” HE SAYS .
BONHEIM SHARES HIS 7 STEPS TO KEEPING YOUR BUSINESS SAFE AND SOUND WHEN USING AI TOOLS : 1 . MAKE CLEAR RULES ABOUT HOW TO USE AI SAFELY . BY ESTABLISHING THESE " HOUSE RULES " FOR YOUR TECHNOLOGY , YOU ' LL HELP PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM RISKS AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO USE AI TOOLS RESPONSIBLY AND EFFECTIVELY . AND REMEMBER , IT ' S PERFECTLY OKAY IF YOU ' RE NOT SURE HOW TO SET ALL THIS UP ON YOUR OWN . IT ’ S SMART TO BRING IN AN IT PROFESSIONAL TO ENSURE EVERYTHING IS SET UP CORRECTLY AND SECURELY .
2 . IT ’ S SUPER IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE ON YOUR TEAM KNOWS ABOUT THE RISKS AND THE RIGHT WAYS TO USE AI TECHNOLOGIES . HAVING REGULAR TRAINING SESSIONS ISN ’ T JUST ABOUT RULE-FOLLOWING — IT ’ S ABOUT HELPING EVERYONE SPOT SECURITY RISKS BEFORE THEY TURN INTO REAL PROBLEMS . PLUS , WHEN EVERYONE ’ S CLUED IN ON THE BEST WAYS TO HANDLE THESE TOOLS , IT ’ S ONE OF THE BEST SHIELDS YOU CAN HAVE AGAINST DATA BREACHES .