Trend Micro Incorporated is advancing its cybersecurity platform to better secure enterprise AI use. The company has announced a new partnership with GMI Cloud, a leading AI-native GPU cloud provider, and has joined the Coalition for Secure AI (COSAI) alongside prominent tech giants. These moves aim to bolster security measures for AI implementations and support responsible AI use in high-performance computing environments.
1. Partnership with GMI Cloud:
- Objective:
- Enhance security for AI implementations.
- Protect sensitive data in high-performance computing environments.
- Integration Details:
- GMI Cloud will utilize Trend Vision One™ – Companion, an AI assistant leveraging NVIDIA NIM microservices.
- This integration provides proactive threat detection and response, even in air-gapped environments.
- CEO’s Statement:
- Alex Yeh highlights the collaboration’s focus on developing a GPU-powered private cloud.
- Aim to prioritize security for enterprise and government cloud solutions.
2. Joining the Coalition for Secure AI (COSAI):
- Purpose:
- COSAI focuses on secure AI deployment, AI security research, and best practices.
- Trend Micro’s Role:
- Lead the development of a framework for cyber defenders.
- Address investments and mitigation techniques needed against current and future AI-driven threats.
3. Trend Micro’s AI Strategy:
- CEO’s Perspective:
- Kevin Simzer emphasizes the need for securing actual AI implementations beyond basic functions like chatbots.
- Focus on leveraging AI to support stretched security teams amidst increasing complexity and risk.
4. Enhancing AI Security Measures:
- Trend Vision One™ Platform:
- Used to protect customers by integrating AI-driven threat detection.
- Enables proactive measures and security enhancements in cloud environments.
- GMI Cloud’s Capabilities:
- Provides on-demand and reserved GPU instances and storage using NVIDIA Certified data centers.
- Supports tight data sovereignty controls while utilizing AI.
5. Framework Development and Cybersecurity Landscape:
- Key Focus Areas:
- Identify necessary investments to counter AI-driven offensive cybersecurity capabilities.
- Deploy mitigation techniques and maintain best practices.
- Scale cybersecurity investments and expand strategies to address evolving AI threats.
Trend Micro’s new partnership with GMI Cloud and its membership in the Coalition for Secure AI represent significant strides in enhancing AI cybersecurity. By integrating advanced security measures and collaborating on responsible AI use, Trend Micro is positioning itself at the forefront of securing AI technologies and addressing the evolving challenges in the cybersecurity landscape.
