The OWASP community includes security professionals, developers, and researchers who collaborate to create freely available resources.
The scope of OWASP has expanded to encompass advanced systems like Large Language Models (LLMs).
OWASP’s adaptive methodology provides a structured framework for identifying and mitigating risks in LLM deployments.
The article explores the top security risks associated with the usage of LLMs, offering practical insights into mitigation strategies.
The article discusses several top security risks, including prompt injection vulnerabilities, sensitive information disclosure, supply chain vulnerabilities, and data and model poisoning.
Other risks discussed include improper output handling, excessive agency, system prompt leakage, vectors, embeddings and misinformation propagation, and unbounded consumption.
The article offers mitigation strategies for each of the security risks.
Implementing input validation mechanisms to filter and sanitize inputs before they reach the model can address prompt injection vulnerabilities.
Encrypting sensitive data, minimizing data, integrating privacy-preserving techniques, and implementing access controls can mitigate sensitive information disclosure.
Conducting regular dependency audits, employing software composition analysis (SCA) tools, and implementing runtime protections for the supply chain can mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.