Protect AI Acquires SydeLabs to Red Team Large Language Models
01 August 2024 - 1:01AM
Business Wire
SydeLabs’ SydeBox extends Protect AI’s
AI-Security Posture Management platform with advanced cyber attack
testing for LLMs
Protect AI, a leader in AI security, today announced the
acquisition of SydeLabs, which specializes in the automated attack
simulation (red teaming) of generative AI (GenAI) systems. This
strategic acquisition enhances the Protect AI platform's ability to
test and improve LLM security and extends the company’s lead as the
only provider of end-to-end AI security solutions.
SydeLabs: A Leader in AI Red Teaming Generative AI and
LLM adoption are revolutionizing industries. LLMs are being
integrated into critical end user applications such as customer
service, finance and healthcare. However the complexity and scale
of the technology has exacerbated security concerns that
traditional application security processes simply can not keep up
with or address effectively.
SydeLabs was founded less than a year ago by former product and
engineering leads from Google and MPL, and has quickly established
itself as a pioneer in the field of AI security. Based in
Bangalore, India, SydeLabs has developed SydeBox, a cutting-edge
product designed to provide comprehensive vulnerability assessments
for GenAI systems. The talented team from SydeLabs will join
Protect AI where they will continue to add local talent in
Bangalore to complement our Seattle and Berlin based teams.
“Protect AI is continuously looking to add products to our AI
security posture management platform that help our customers build
a safer AI-powered world,” said Ian Swanson, CEO of Protect AI.
“The acquisition of SydeLabs extends the Protect AI platform with
unmatched red teaming capabilities and immediately provides our
customers with the ability to stress test, benchmark and harden
their large language models against security risks.”
SydeBox will be integrated into the Protect AI Platform and
rebranded as Protect AI Recon. Recon identifies potential
vulnerabilities in LLMs, ensuring enterprises can deploy AI
applications with confidence. Key features of Recon include no-code
integration, model-agnostic scanning, and detailed threat profiling
across multiple categories. Recon uses both an attack library and
LLM agent based solution for red teaming and evaluating the
security and safety of GenAI systems. Protect AI Recon aligns
perfectly with the growing demand for robust AI security solutions,
driven by formal guidance from NIST, MITRE, OWASP and CISA, as well
as mandates like the Executive Order on AI Safety and Security and
the EU AI Act.
“The combination of SydeLabs’ SydeBox and Protect AI’s platform
provides customers a comprehensive defense-in-depth solution for
building, managing, testing, deploying and monitoring LLMs,” said
Ruchir Patwa, co-founder of SydeLabs. “We couldn’t be more excited
about joining the Protect AI mission and the prospect of what we
can achieve in terms of helping companies of all sizes adopt and
deploy more secure LLMs and AI applications.”
The new Recon product will enable Protect AI to meet growing
customer demand for robust AI security solutions. Customers will
benefit from detailed threat profiling across jailbreaks, prompt
injection attacks, input manipulations and other attack vectors,
which are crucial for maintaining the integrity and security of AI
systems. Recon covers six of the OWASP Top 10 for LLM
applications.
“Recon, formally SydeBox, has enabled us to identify and fix
security blindspots before deploying our GenAI solutions to ensure
we are building the most secure and safe LLM powered applications,
and that products we serve our customers are free from any security
or safety loopholes,” said Kiran Darisi, CTO and cofounder,
AtomicWork.
This acquisition and new product, Recon, further enhances
Protect AI’s position as the leader in the AI security market and
AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) solutions, differentiating
it from competitors and solidifying its market presence. More
specifically when used alongside Layer, Protect AI’s LLM
observability and monitoring solution, Recon enables organizations
to harden the implementation of LLMs against the spectrum of
emerging security concerns associated with GenAI usage. Partners
and stakeholders will also gain from the enhanced security
capabilities, ensuring that the entire AI ecosystem is better
protected against potential threats.
About SydeLabs
SydeLabs is a pioneering AI security company specializing in
automated red teaming for GenAI systems. Founded by former leaders
from Google and MPL, SydeLabs has developed SydeBox, a leading
product designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in LLMs.
SydeLabs’ products have been adopted by enterprises to make GenAI
models and applications safe and secure, giving them the confidence
to deploy these systems to production. The company is headquartered
in Bangalore.
About Protect AI
Protect AI empowers organizations to secure their AI
applications with comprehensive AI Security Posture Management
(AI-SPM) capabilities, enabling them to see, know, and manage their
ML environments effectively. The Protect AI Platform offers
end-to-end visibility, remediation, control, and governance,
safeguarding AI/ML systems from security threats and risks. Founded
by AI leaders from Amazon and Oracle, Protect AI is backed by top
investors, including Acrew Capital, boldstart ventures, Evolution
Equity Partners, Knollwood Capital, Pelion Ventures, 01 Advisors,
StepStone Group, Samsung, and Salesforce Ventures. The company is
headquartered in Seattle, with offices in Berlin and Bangalore. For
more information, visit our website and follow us on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
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