Episode 62 — Verify vendor AI security through audits, tests, and contract enforcement (Task 9)

This episode explains how to verify vendor AI security using audits, targeted tests, and enforceable contract terms, which AAISM tests by asking what creates real assurance when visibility ends at the provider boundary. You will learn how to distinguish paper evidence from operational proof, and how to request and evaluate artifacts like audit reports, control mappings, penetration testing summaries, incident response procedures, and data handling documentation. We use scenarios such as a managed LLM provider and a SaaS product with embedded AI to show how verification must address shared responsibility, logging access, retention and deletion, and incident timelines. Troubleshooting emphasizes avoiding performative vendor reviews, ensuring contracts require evidence delivery and notification, and selecting exam answers that prioritize enforceable rights over informal assurances. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.