A Deep Dive into Preventing Insecure GenAI Solution Plugins
Plugin-based extensions introduce new execution paths, dependencies, and data flows that can bypass core controls if not explicitly governed.
To win, your GenAI solutions must control plugin risk through rigorous review, isolation, auditing, and lifecycle management.
As plugins proliferate, security gaps emerge outside core GenAI logic.
• Hidden plugin vulnerabilities: Teams lack a systematic way to enumerate and assess plugin-based risks.
• Weak installation controls: Plugin installation and configuration are inconsistently reviewed or enforced.
• Insufficient isolation and auditing: Plugin execution, requests, and outputs are not adequately sandboxed or monitored.
These gaps enable privilege escalation, data leakage, and uncontrolled expansion of the attack surface.
In this hands-on workshop, your team designs and evaluates secure plugin controls for GenAI solutions through guided analysis and applied exercises.
• Enumerate common plugin-based vulnerabilities specific to GenAI solution architectures.
• Review plugin installation and configuration controls to reduce exposure.
• Design sandboxing and isolation strategies for plugin execution environments.
• Audit plugin requests and outputs to detect misuse or policy violations.
• Define lifecycle and dependency management practices for plugins at scale.
Enumerating Plugin-Based Vulnerabilities
Reviewing Plugin Installation and Config Controls
Sandboxing and Isolating Plugin Execution
Auditing Plugin Requests and Outputs
Managing Plugin Lifecycles and Dependencies • Identify and categorize security risks introduced by GenAI plugins.
• Apply consistent controls for plugin installation and configuration.
• Isolate plugin execution to limit blast radius and privilege escalation.
• Audit plugin behavior through structured request and output review.
• Leave with a governance approach for managing plugin lifecycles and dependencies.
• Identify and categorize security risks introduced by GenAI plugins.
• Apply consistent controls for plugin installation and configuration.
• Isolate plugin execution to limit blast radius and privilege escalation.
• Audit plugin behavior through structured request and output review.
• Leave with a governance approach for managing plugin lifecycles and dependencies.
Who Should Attend:
Solution Essentials
Virtual or in-person
4 hours
Intermediate
Plugin architecture diagrams, sandboxing patterns, and guided audit exercises