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AISECURITYENGINEERING.AI
WILEY · FIRST EDITION · AUGUST 2026

AI Security Engineering

Security for AI systems — not AI as a security tool. The engineering discipline for designing, building, and securing dependable AI in production.

AI changes the assumptions traditional security was built on. This book applies security engineering principles to modern AI systems — threat models, secure pipelines, runtime detection and response, governance at scale, and agentic systems — without becoming the department of no.

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Print and Kindle editions on the same page. Audiobook coming soon.
368 pages · ISBN 978-1394387687 · Signed copies at launch events
AI Security Engineering book cover

// WHAT SECURITY LEADERS ARE SAYING

“AI Security Engineering captures what every CISO defending AI in production already feels: traditional controls assume stability, but AI systems are continuously evolving and increasingly autonomous. Ashish reframes security as a property engineered into pipelines, runtime, and the execution paths where inference becomes reified action—the practical mental model security leaders need to design, govern, and contain AI at enterprise scale.”

— Jason Clinton · Deputy CISO, Anthropic

“AI Security Engineering cuts through the hype and gets to what actually matters: how AI systems behave in production, and why traditional security models weren't built for them. Ashish Rajan reframes security as an architecture and product decision — not a control layer — giving CISOs and builders a rigorous mental model for governing, operating, and containing AI systems at runtime to scale safely.”

— Srinath Kuruvadi · Information Security Executive, Ex-Netflix/Snap/Meta/Google

“Most AI security writing tells you what's scary. Ashish tells you what to build. The first book that treats AI security as an engineering discipline instead of a threat catalog.”

— Caleb Sima · Chair, CSA AI Security Initiative

“This book cuts through the hype around AI security and focuses on what actually matters: how AI systems behave, fail, and must be governed in production. A must-read for CISOs, security architects, and engineering leaders preparing for the next generation of security challenges.”

— Tejas Dakve · Sr Manager, Application Security

“As we can expect from Ashish, he's put out a book on securing AI that sees the issue as a systems problem instead of one-dimensional. Great coverage here for all the major considerations in this fast-moving field.”

— Daniel Miessler · Founder, Unsupervised Learning
// INSIDE THE BOOK

A durable reference for building dependable AI systems at enterprise scale.

FOR CISOs
Strategic clarity

Where to invest in AI security, how governance scales, and how to evolve an existing program without slowing delivery.

FOR ARCHITECTS
Resilient design

Threat models and architecture patterns for systems where the model's behavior is part of the attack surface.

FOR ENGINEERS
Production reality

Secure pipelines, runtime detection, and incident response for AI systems that are live and continuously changing.

AI threat modelsSecure AI pipelinesRuntime detection & IRGovernance & compliance at scaleAgentic & multi-model systems
// BOOK LAUNCH · HACKER SUMMER CAMP · LAS VEGAS

Launch events, Black Hat week.

Five chances to grab a signed copy and talk AI security in person. RSVP links below — some events require approval.

TUE AUG 4
10:30AM–11:00AM
Official Black Hat Book Signing
Meet Ashish at the Black Hat Bookstore, Mandalay Bay — schedule and time on the official Black Hat site.
Schedule → for Official Black Hat Book Signing
TUE AUG 4
12:00PM–01:00PM
Decibel Game Day — Live Book Launch
Libertine Social, Mandalay Bay. Live launch broadcast with Jon Sakoda at 12:30 PM, fireside chat and early signed copies at 3:30 PM.
RSVP → for Decibel Game Day — Live Book Launch
WED AUG 5
08:30AM–10:30AM
Axonius — Breakfast with Ashish
Start the day with coffee, breakfast, and a conversation on securing AI in production.
RSVP → for Axonius — Breakfast with Ashish
WED AUG 5
07:00PM–10:00PM
C1 — The CISO Roast
An evening of security leaders roasting the industry — and each other. Copies of the book on hand.
RSVP → for C1 — The CISO Roast
THU AUG 6
11:00AM–12:00PM
TechRiot Community Coffee & Book Signing
The Venetian, Las Vegas. Community coffee meetup — every approved RSVP gets a signed copy. No conference badge needed.
Request to join → for TechRiot Community Coffee & Book Signing
// ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Ashish Rajan

CISO and cybersecurity leader with over 15 years in technology, focused on AI and cloud security. Ashish works with security leaders at Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies on enterprise security strategy, maturity programs, and governance for an AI-driven world. He is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences, known for translating emerging AI risk into practical engineering decisions.

ashishrajan.com →

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