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Continuous Testing for Government AI Systems

Run automated adversarial testing with every release so citizen chatbots and benefits agents keep current security evidence between assessments.

Continuous Testing for Government AI Systems

Citizen chatbots and benefits agents change every sprint, but security assessments supporting an authorization to operate are often point-in-time. By the next release, the evidence describes a system that no longer exists. PointGuard AI automates adversarial testing and reruns it whenever models, prompts, or tools change, giving agencies current evidence to support continuous monitoring.

Challenges

Point-in-time assessments cannot keep pace with AI systems that change every sprint.

  • Models, prompts, and tools change between assessments.
  • Manual red teaming is slow and expensive to repeat.
  • New jailbreak and injection techniques appear weekly.
  • Authorizing officials need current, comparable evidence.

Solution

AI Red Teaming runs repeatable adversarial tests and ties results to the systems and versions they cover.

1. Define agency scenarios. Build probe sets for citizen services, benefits eligibility, and casework, including injection, data leakage, and harmful-output scenarios.

2. Test with every release. Trigger tests automatically when a model, prompt, or tool changes, and run them on a schedule between releases.

3. Review and compare. Inspect exact prompts, responses, and failure rationales. Compare results across versions to detect regressions.

4. Feed continuous monitoring. Map findings to OWASP and MITRE ATLAS and export evidence to support continuous monitoring and reauthorization.

PointGuard AI supports an agency's authorization process; it does not grant or replace an authorization to operate.

Risks Addressed

  • OWASP Top 10 for LLMs: LLM01 Prompt Injection, LLM02 Sensitive Information Disclosure, and LLM09 Misinformation, covering manipulated chatbots, leaked citizen data, and inaccurate benefits guidance.
  • OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications: ASI01 Agent Goal Hijack and ASI06 Memory and Context Poisoning, addressing redirected agents and manipulated memory or context.
  • NIST AI RMF: MEASURE evaluates behavior; MANAGE prioritizes fixes; MAP defines test scope; GOVERN requires ongoing testing.