AI Chat Data: A Disaster Waiting To Happen (And Probably Already Is)
Oh, for the love of all that is holy. Apparently, people are using these shiny new AI chatbots – ChatGPT, Bard, whatever flavor of digital imbecile you’re currently drooling over – to do *work*. And what happens when people do work? They dump sensitive company data into them. Shocking, I know.
This article, and frankly it shouldn’t *need* an article, points out that these chatbots are now basically a historical archive of everything you’ve told them. Everything. Passwords, code snippets, internal strategies, the CEO’s embarrassing search history…it’s all there. And guess what? It’s probably not secure. At all.
The problem isn’t just *that* it’s stored; it’s how it’s stored and who has access (or will have access, because someone *always* gets hacked). Data residency is a nightmare, compliance regulations are being laughed at, and the legal implications? Don’t even get me started. You’re basically handing your crown jewels to anyone with enough persistence and a slightly above-average understanding of APIs.
The “experts” (and I use that term loosely) suggest things like data loss prevention (DLP), access controls, and reviewing vendor contracts. Groundbreaking stuff, really. Like, maybe you should have thought about this *before* letting your entire workforce spill their guts to a machine learning model? Just a thought.
Bottom line: If you’re using these things for anything remotely important, you’re either incredibly naive or actively trying to get breached. Start taking security seriously, or just accept that you’re going to be the next headline. Don’t come crying to me when it happens.
Source: AI Chat Data Is History’s Most Thorough Record of Enterprise Secrets. Secure It Wisely
Speaking of stupidity, I once had a sysadmin – and yes, I use that term with extreme prejudice – who thought it was a good idea to store the entire company backup on a USB drive he kept attached to his keychain. Lost it at a bar. Seriously. Some people shouldn’t be allowed near computers, let alone entrusted with sensitive data. This AI thing is just a bigger, more sophisticated version of that same level of incompetence.
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