Publisher's Spotlight: Cranium

I was thrilled to catch up with Cranium during Black Hat USA 2024.  CISOs are feeling pressure from their CEOs and Boards to support these initiatives when they need more visibility and connection with their existing security posture and governance programs. As security leaders, we’ve seen this scenario play out before, much like DevOps before the advent of DevSecOps, only today, it’s happening even faster.

Cranium sees an opportunity for CISOs to leverage their prior experience to support and enable these AI teams and projects with the right level of security and safety. Cranium’s innovative solution addresses the pressing concerns of enterprises in a rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, allowing them to establish a “common operating picture” for data science and security teams and work in harmony to maximize innovation. Cranium has shown a remarkable commitment to staying ahead of the ever-changing regulatory landscape and collaborating with global organizations and standards bodies, ensuring its clients can focus on their business. At the same time, Cranium helps them navigate the bends in the road ahead.

Cranium has been at the forefront of AI security and trust software, empowering organizations to navigate the crowded cybersecurity industry with its groundbreaking product, the Cranium AI Card. Cranium Code Sensor uses leading-edge AI to uncover the use of AI libraries, models, and datasets, enabling the creation of an AI Bill of Materials (BoM). Unlike standard code analysis tools, Cranium understands the intricacies of machine learning within code, providing more accurate insights and a deeper understanding of internal and third-party AI systems.

This also provides the capability to systematically identify and evaluate exploitable elements within an organization’s AI codebase and infrastructure to gain a comprehensive understanding of potential security gaps. Finally, through this capability, organizations can quickly gather and share information about their AI models’ trustworthiness and regulatory adherence, both within the organization and with supply chains, clients, and regulators. With the Cranium AI Card, organizations can finally showcase detailed insights into system development, deployment, and compliance status.

“As enterprises journey through the Hub, Cranium, from a technical perspective, captures the AI Bill of Materials, runs risk reports, and does gap analysis against our own EU AI Act framework,” said Jonathan Dambrot, CEO of Cranium. “By joining forces with KPMG and Microsoft, we’re demonstrating that organizations are backed by the confidence and maturity to achieve EU AI Act readiness.”

Additionally, in collaboration with KPMG and Microsoft, Cranium launched the EU AI Hub, which redefines how AI is deployed and managed to ensure safety, trust, and compliance at every step and provide businesses with the necessary tools and insights to navigate the complexities of AI implementation. With the EU AI Hub, organizational readiness for the EU AI Act is a simplified, systematic approach starting with understanding their current level of maturity and policies or controls in place. Then, by demonstrating how those systems are architected, organizations engage regulators and stakeholders to ensure their initiatives align with evolving legal and ethical standards, making the Hub a pivotal platform for shaping the future of AI in Europe.

“Given the importance of trustworthiness to every company who is looking to take advantage of AI, I think Cranium is incredibly well positioned to help answer questions which are necessary to be able to accelerate the use of AI for company objectives. I believe that Cranium is incredibly well positioned to help companies solve the trust problem that stands in the way of them using AI to accelerate their business.” – CISO at Large Life Sciences Company

Adopt and accelerate AI safely by identifying risks, demonstrating compliance, and building trust in your organization’s internal and third-party AI with Cranium. https://cranium.ai/get-a-demo/ Find them on Twitter (X): @CraniumAi #CraniumAI #AISecurity #AIGovernance

About the Author

Gary Miliefsky is the publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine and a renowned cybersecurity expert, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. As the founder and CEO of Cyber Defense Media Group, he has significantly influenced the cybersecurity landscape. With decades of experience, Gary is a founding member of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a National Information Security Group member, and an active adviser to government and private sector organizations. His insights have been featured in Forbes, CNBC, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as on CNN, Fox News, ABC, NBC, and international media outlets, making him a trusted authority on advanced cyber threats and innovative defense strategies. Gary’s dedication to cybersecurity extends to educating the public, operating a scholarship program for young women in cybersecurity, and investing in and developing cutting-edge technologies to protect against evolving cyber risks.