Securing Inherited AI: Models, Runtimes, and Tools Inside Vendor Software

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/securing-inherited-ai-models-runtimes-and-tools-inside-vendor-software. AI models can enter your infrastructure through vendor software. Learn how to inventory inherited AI, assess its permissions, and manage supply chain risk. Check more stories related to cybersecurity at: https://hackernoon.com/c/cybersecurity. You can also check exclusive content about #ai-security, #enterprise-ai, #inherited-ai-risk, #ai-supply-chain-security, #embedded-ai, #ai-bill-of-materials, #model-provenance, #third-party-ai-risk, and more. This story was written by: @rpinto. Learn more about this writer by checking @rpinto's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Vendor software can introduce models, runtimes, retrieval pipelines, and agent tools into an organization’s infrastructure. Security teams should inventory these components, verify provenance, restrict access, and monitor behavior rather than assume existing vendor reviews cover them.