AI Security CURVE(TM) Report
The attack surface of deployed AI - mapped, measured, and ranked.
AI deployment has created a new class of enterprise risk that traditional security controls were never built to address. From prompt injection and model poisoning to agentic exploits and AI supply-chain compromise, the threat landscape has reorganized faster than most security teams have responded. This report plots 14 vendors on the CURVE(TM) and identifies who is building defenses at the speed the threat demands - and who is not.
Key Findings
- 1Three vendors have achieved genuine frontier status - two more are closing within 12 months
- 2Agentic AI security is the most underserved sub-category in the entire market
- 3The gap between Frontier and Trailing vendors is wider than in any other CURVE(TM) report
- 4AI firewall adoption is accelerating in regulated industries regardless of vendor maturity
- 5Supply-chain compromise of AI models is the highest-probability, lowest-visibility threat in the stack
Inside the Report
What's covered
The AI Attack Surface
A taxonomy of AI-specific threat vectors - prompt injection, training data poisoning, model exfiltration, agentic privilege escalation, and AI supply-chain compromise - with real-world incident composites.
The CURVE(TM) Methodology Applied
How each of the 14 vendors was evaluated across Capability, Velocity, Readiness, and Ecosystem. Scoring rationale and data sources disclosed.
Frontier & Rising Vendors
The vendors at or near the performance frontier. What they built, why it works, and where the remaining gaps are.
Trailing & Emerging Vendors
Vendors below the frontier. The specific capability and fit gaps, the trajectory of each, and whether the gap is closing.
The Recommendation Ladder
Structured recommendations bucketed Immediate (0–90d), Near-term (90–180d), and Strategic (180d+) for enterprise security leaders.
Who Should Read This
- CISOs and Deputy CISOs evaluating AI security vendors
- CIOs responsible for AI platform governance
- Security architects designing defense-in-depth for AI deployments
- Procurement leaders comparing AI security proposals
- Board members seeking to understand AI risk exposure
Report Details
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