
AI Vulnerability Management: Why You Can't Patch a Neural Network
Cloud Security Podcast
Three layers of AI vulnerability
Sapna breaks down model, data, and behavioral layers and stresses red teaming, data controls, and observing unethical outputs.
Traditional vulnerability management is simple: find the flaw, patch it, and verify the fix. But what happens when the "asset" is a neural network that has learned something ethically wrong? In this episode, Sapna Paul (Senior Manager at Dayforce) explains why there are no "Patch Tuesdays" for AI models .
Sapna breaks down the three critical layers of AI vulnerability management: protecting production models, securing the data layer against poisoning, and monitoring model behavior for technically correct but ethically flawed outcomes . We discuss how to update your risk register to speak the language of business and the essential skills security professionals need to survive in an AI-first world .
The conversation also covers practical ways to use AI within your security team to combat alert fatigue , the importance of explainability tools like SHAP and LIME , and how to align with frameworks like the NIST AI RMF and the EU AI Act .
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(00:00) Introduction(02:00) Who is Sapna Paul?(02:40) What is Vulnerability Management in the Age of AI? (05:00) Defining the New Asset: Neural Networks & Models (07:00) The 3 Layers of AI Vulnerability (Production, Data, Behavior) (10:20) Updating the Risk Register for AI Business Risks (13:30) Compliance vs. Innovation: Preventing AI from Going Rogue (18:20) Using AI to Solve Vulnerability Alert Fatigue (23:00) Skills Required for Future VM Professionals (25:40) Measuring AI Adoption in Security Teams (29:20) Key Frameworks: NIST AI RMF & EU AI Act (31:30) Tools for AI Security: Counterfit, SHAP, and LIME (33:30) Where to Start: Learning & Persona-Based Prompts (38:30) Fun Questions: Painting, Mentoring, and Vegan Ramen


