AI Connector Security: Managing Risks in Enterprise AI Integrations
Enterprise AI systems are becoming increasingly connected to real business applications and sensitive organizational data. Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, RAG applications, enterprise copilots, and AI assistants can now interact with document repositories, CRM systems, databases, APIs, cloud platforms, email, source-code repositories, SaaS applications, and other enterprise services. These connections significantly increase the usefulness of AI, but they also expand the enterprise attack surface. AI Connector Security is the practice of protecting the integrations that allow AI systems to interact with enterprise applications, data, APIs, tools, and external services. The security challenge extends beyond ensuring that an API is authenticated or encrypted. Organizations also need to understand which identity the AI connector uses, what permissions it receives, what information it can access, what actions it can execute, and whether the AI should be allowed to invoke that...