Subj : Lots of sensitive data is still being posted to ChatGPT
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Jul 25 2023 14:30:03

Lots of sensitive data is still being posted to ChatGPT

Date:
Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:22:26 +0000

Description:
Usage of generative AI apps such as ChatGPT is only going to grow, so watch 
out for employees sharing company information.

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New data from Netskope has claimed employees are continuing to share 
sensitive company information with AI writers and chatbots like ChatGPT 
despite the clear risk of leaks or breaches. 

The research covers some 1.7 million users across 70 global organizations, 
and found an average of 158 monthly incidents of source code being posted to 
ChatGPT per 10,000 users, making it the most significant company 
vulnerability ahead of other types of sensitive data. 

While cases of regulated data (18 incidents/10,000 users/month) and 
intellectual property (four incidents/10,000 users/month) being posted to 
ChatGPT are much less common, its clear that many developers are simply not 
realizing the damage that can be caused by leaked source code. Be careful 
what you post on ChatGPT 

Alongside continued exposures that could lead to weak points for enterprises, 
Netskope also highlighted the boom in interest in artificial intelligence. 
The figures point at a 22.5% growth in GenAI app usage over the past two 
months, with large enterprises of over 10,000 users using an average of five 
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ChatGPT takes the lead, accounting for eight times as many daily active users 
than any other GenAI app. With an average of six prompts daily, each user has 
the potential to cause considerable damage to their employer. 

Rounding up the top three generative AI apps in use by organizations globally 
besides ChatGPT (84%) are Grammarly (9.9%) and Bard (4.5%), which itself is 
experiencing healthy growth of 7.1% per week compared with 1.6% per week for 
ChatGPT. 

Many will argue that uploading source code or other sensitive information can 
be avoided, but Netskopes Threat Research Director, Ray Canzanese, says that 
it is inevitable. Instead, Canzanese places the responsibility on 
organizations to implement controls around AI. 

James Robinson, the companys Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, 
added: Organizations should focus on evolving their workforce awareness and 
data policies to meet the needs of employees using AI products productively. 

For admins and IT teams, the company suggests blocking access to unnecessary 
apps or those that pose a disproportionate risk, providing frequent user 
coaching, and adopting sufficient modern data loss prevention technologies. 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/lots-of-sensitive-data-is-still-being-posted-to-
chatgpt


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