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Employees Enter Sensitive Data Into GenAI Prompts Far Too Often


The propensity for users to enter customer data, source code, employee benefits information, financial data, and more into ChatGPT, Copilot, and others is racking up real risk for enterprises.

Security data inputted into GenAI includes penetration test results, network configurations, backup plans, and more, providing exact guidelines and blueprints as to how bad actors can exploit vulnerabilities and take advantage of their victims. "Companies that don’t adopt generative AI risk losing significant competitive advantages in efficiency, productivity, and innovation as the technology continues to reshape business operations," he said in an emailed statement to Dark Reading. "Without GenAI, businesses face higher operational costs and slower decision-making processes, while their competitors leverage AI to automate tasks, gain deeper customer insights, and accelerate product development."

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