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Manipulating application integrations

Manipulating application integrations

From the course: CompTIA SecAI+ (CY0-001) Cert Prep

Manipulating application integrations

modern AI systems rarely operate alone. Teams embed them into larger workflows and connect them to platforms through plugins, extensions, agents, or APIs. These integrations add powerful functionality. A chatbot might access a ticketing system, a Cloud storage service, or internal databases. That flexibility creates value, but it also introduces risk. Attackers target these integrations to take advantage of how the AI interacts with connected internal and external systems. There doesn't have to be a flaw in the application itself to allow this. Instead, attackers can manipulate the behavior of the model, the application, or the downstream business logic. The AI might issue a command or retrieve and modify information, and the surrounding application trusts that that action makes sense and meets security requirements. Let's talk about some of things that an attacker might be able to accomplish by exploiting integrations. An attacker can trigger unintended actions. In this example, the…

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