The Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) announced new security guidance materials to help organizations identify and manage the risks associated with the adoption, deployment and management of large language models (LLM) and generative artificial intelligence applications.

The guidance is part of the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Application Security Project, a global, community-led open source project. Since its inception in 2023, the group has released research, guidance, and resource materials to help organizations develop a comprehensive strategy encompassing governance, collaboration and practical tools.

The project brings together more than 500 cybersecurity and AI experts from companies and organizations around the world to identify LLM vulnerabilities and mitigations. In early 2024, the project expanded its focus to include strategic stakeholders like CISOs and compliance officers in addition to developers, data scientists and other security practitioners.