Artificial intelligence is developing at a pace that IT, security and compliance teams are finding increasingly difficult to keep up with. In many companies, language models, AI agents and Copilot-style applications are being developed across various departments. They often gain access to key information about customers or finances without the security department being fully aware of it.
What’s more, AI is only as secure as the data to which it has access. The combination of the Varonis Atlas AI and Varonis DSPM platforms enables full control over both the AI lifecycle and an organisation’s information assets.
Varonis Atlas AI – AI security
Varonis Atlas AI is a vendor-neutral solution designed to secure artificial intelligence systems. It operates at every stage – from detection to production monitoring:
- Automated security testing: Similar to DAST testing, the system sends specially crafted queries (prompts) to the models. This enables the detection of vulnerabilities to prompt injection, attempts to bypass security measures (jailbreak) or the risk of data leaks prior to the system’s deployment.
- Real-time protection (Runtime & Guardrails): Thanks to the AI Gateway and control mechanisms, the system blocks dangerous queries, model responses and unauthorised actions by agents. Protection can be implemented, for example, as a reverse proxy (NGINX), an SDK or an integration with the API Gateway.
- AI Detection and Response: The platform logs AI activity, detects anomalies and integrates with SOC (SIEM/SOAR) systems, supporting audits and regulatory requirements.
Varonis DSPM – the foundation: data protection
Artificial intelligence requires secure data. Varonis DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) provides continuous detection and protection of data in cloud environments, SaaS applications and on-premises infrastructure. The platform operates on three pillars:
- Find: Identifies sensitive data and its business context, and checks who has access to it and how it is transferred.
- Fix: Automatically mitigates risks – revokes excessive permissions, corrects configurations, deactivates inactive accounts and applies labels without disrupting users’ work.
- Raise the alarm: Uses behaviour analysis (UEBA) to detect incidents in real time, such as ransomware attacks, account takeovers or unusual file downloads.
Why is it worth integrating Atlas AI and DSPM?
Combining these two solutions provides comprehensive answers to the questions posed by management boards and CISOs: Which AI systems are in use within the company, what data do they have access to, and are their permissions too broad? With this approach, you protect not only the AI application layer itself, but also the company’s entire information infrastructure.
Implementation can be carried out in stages – from inventory and risk assessment, through testing, to full real-time protection and compliance management.
Would you like to assess the level of data security in your company? The Softinet team helps organisations navigate their AI transformation securely. Get in touch with us to find out how to effectively secure your IT environment.