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AIShield vs Salt Security

AIShield provides security for AI/ML models and GenAI applications, addressing vulnerabilities like prompt injections, jailbreaks and data leaks. Salt Security provides security for the APIs, MCP servers and data infrastructure where agents execute. CISO Tribune files both under AI model and agent security. This page sets the two records side by side: what each sells, where it is based, who owns and funds it, the customers it names and its recent news, each fact numbered to its source.

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AIShield vs Salt Security: Products, Customers and Funding Compared
AIShieldAIShield provides security for AI/ML models and GenAI applications, addressing vulnerabilities like prompt injections, jailbreaks and data leaks.boschaishield.comSalt SecuritySalt Security provides security for the APIs, MCP servers and data infrastructure where agents execute.salt.security
What it sells
  • AIShield AISpectraScans AI/ML models and notebooks and performs red teaming of ML and LLM systems to find vulnerabilities such as adversarial attacks, model theft, data poisoning, prompt injections and jailbreaks.
  • AIShield Guardian ML FirewallDetects and mitigates adversarial threats such as extraction, evasion and poisoning against deployed machine learning applications, integrating with tools like Splunk and Sentinel.
  • AIShield Guardian GenAI GuardrailsFilters inputs and outputs of generative AI applications and LLMs to mitigate prompt injection, jailbreaks, sensitive data exposure and bias, with PII anonymization.
  • Agentic Security Graph[4][8]Maps and correlates the full environment out-of-band.
  • Salt Surface[5][9]Provides agentless, outside-in discovery of MCP servers and APIs.
  • Salt Connect[5][9]Provides cloud and code inventory.
Categories
Headquarters
Not stated on its pagesPalo Alto, United States[1][3]
Founded
Not stated on its pages2016[1][11]
Ownership and funding
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Named customers
Not stated on its pagesNot stated on its pages
Recent news
Not stated on its pages
  • June 1, 2026Salt Security launched Salt Code, a component that enforces security policies on AI-generated code across the development lifecycle.[17]
G2 and Gartner Peer Insights
  • G2: Not stated on its pages
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
  • G2: listed, seen November 10, 2026[7]
  • Gartner Peer Insights: Not stated on its pages
Who it fits
From its own pages, AIShield designs AISpectra for security and product teams, and AISpectra uncovers vulnerabilities like prompt injections and jailbreaks. AISpectra is designed for developers and security teams and integrates into their workflows. AISpectra is tailored for Security, MLOps and Data Science teams. Guardian is aimed at organisations deploying LLM-powered chatbots, algorithmic trading models or AI-driven automation systems. Guardian supports cloud, hybrid and on-premises deployments, including SaaS and Bring Your Own Cloud.From its own pages, the company shows an industry solution for Finance, described as stop fraud and abuse. It lists one for Healthcare, described as HIPPAA-grade protection. Transportation is also listed, with secure logistics APIs. Retail is listed, with protect PII at scale. Software is listed, with API-first app security. Its whitepaper page also says security teams face a challenge in which the action layer goes unmonitored.
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October 28, 2026September 27, 2026

Where they overlap

  • AIShield and Salt Security are both filed under AI model and agent security.

Where they differ, field by field

  • AIShield's primary category is AI model and agent security; Salt Security's is API security.
  • AIShield is also filed under AI firewalls and guardrails and AI governance.
  • AIShield lists AIShield AISpectra, AIShield Guardian ML Firewall and AIShield Guardian GenAI Guardrails. Salt Security lists Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
  • Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
  • Salt Security was founded in 2016.

What it sells: Salt Security

What Agentic Security Graph does[4][8]
Salt's Agentic Security Graph maps and correlates the full environment out-of-band. Salt describes its agentic security platform as one graph of agents, the MCP servers they use and the APIs they call, with the context behind each one.
What Salt Surface does[5][9]
Salt Surface provides agentless, outside-in discovery of MCP servers and APIs. Salt Surface discovers these from the outside, without an agent.
What Salt Connect does[5][9]
Salt Connect provides cloud and code inventory. Salt names Salt Connect together with collectors that are used where runtime analysis is needed.

Questions about AIShield and Salt Security

What do AIShield and Salt Security sell?
AIShield sells AIShield AISpectra, AIShield Guardian ML Firewall and AIShield Guardian GenAI Guardrails. Salt Security sells Agentic Security Graph, Salt Surface and Salt Connect.
Are AIShield and Salt Security in the same category?
They share AI model and agent security. AIShield's primary category is AI model and agent security and Salt Security's is API security.
Where are AIShield and Salt Security headquartered?
Salt Security is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States.
When were AIShield and Salt Security founded?
Salt Security was founded in 2016.
Who are AIShield and Salt Security sold to?
From its own pages, AIShield designs AISpectra for security and product teams, and AISpectra uncovers vulnerabilities like prompt injections and jailbreaks. From its own pages, the company shows an industry solution for Finance, described as stop fraud and abuse.
What have AIShield and Salt Security announced recently?
June 1, 2026: Salt Security launched Salt Code, a component that enforces security policies on AI-generated code across the development lifecycle.

About AIShield

AIShield provides security for AI/ML models and GenAI applications, addressing vulnerabilities like prompt injections, jailbreaks and data leaks. AIShield is a full-stack security product, based on technical research over four years and over 45 patents, that defends AI-based application workloads across on-prem, cloud and edge environments. AISpectra is designed to keep AI/ML models and LLM applications secure throughout development. AISpectra covers AI models and LLM applications at every stage, from development to testing and training. AIShield Guardian is designed to provide real-time security to live AI/ML and Generative AI applications.[2][3][4][6][8][10]

AIShield states that traditional security measures fail to address AI-specific risks like adversarial attacks and data leakage. AIShield states that after deployment, the lack of an AI Firewall and real-time monitoring leaves AI models and LLM applications vulnerable to threats including prompt injection and data leakages. Guardian offers protection for deployments of LLM-powered chatbots, algorithmic trading models and AI-driven automation systems.[4]

AISpectra automates model and notebook discovery and performs vulnerability assessments for AI supply chain security. AISpectra is an AI model scanner that provides discovery and vulnerability assessment for AI systems. AISpectra scans repositories to identify models, notebooks and artifacts. AISpectra protects against embedded malicious code, outdated or unsafe libraries and PIIs. AISpectra identifies issues such as hardcoded secrets, model serialization attacks and unsafe operations. AISpectra offers customizable scanning policies to align with organizational security standards. AISpectra tracks repository changes for version control. AISpectra supports third-party and proprietary models. AISpectra generates reports tied to industry benchmarks like OWASP and MITRE ATLAS.[1][2][4][6]

AISpectra performs automated red teaming for ML, uncovering vulnerabilities like adversarial attacks, model theft and data poisoning. AISpectra uses real-time simulations and detailed reports to secure AI assets throughout the ML development lifecycle. AISpectra maps AI models, pipelines and artifacts. AISpectra detects risks like model theft, evasion attacks and inference vulnerabilities. AISpectra applies automated red teaming to LLM security, uncovering vulnerabilities like prompt injections and jailbreaks. AISpectra employs static and dynamic queries, including human-crafted prompts, to uncover vulnerabilities. AISpectra uses a library of over 50,000 attack scenarios. AISpectra covers adversarial and non-adversarial scenarios, from prompt injections to data leakage. AISpectra assigns a threat posture score, categorizes vulnerabilities by severity and provides recommendations. AISpectra ties vulnerabilities to frameworks like MITRE ATLAS, OWASP and the EU AI Act.[1][2][4][7][8]

AISpectra is offered as SaaS, in the customer cloud or on-premises, with features like SSO and data retention. AISpectra works on AIShield Cloud (SaaS), on customer cloud instances or in on-premise environments. AISpectra integrates with a cloud-based UI, API and CI/CD pipelines and produces customizable reports in JSON or SARIF format. AISpectra provides dashboards that categorize attacks by severity and give actionable steps. AISpectra supports OWASP, MITRE ATLAS, the EU AI Act and NIST guidelines for regulatory standards.[4][7]

AIShield is available on the AWS and Azure marketplaces. AIShield vulnerability scanning covers attacks such as theft, poisoning, evasion and inference for computer vision, tabular classification and time-series forecasting models, with APIs and dashboards. AIShield supports 200+ attack types across 20+ types of models and data type variations. AIShield provides an SDK and APIs that integrate into ML workflows such as AWS Sagemaker and Azure ML. AIShield integrates with monitoring platforms like WhyLabs and confidential computing platforms like Fortanix. AIShield sends attack telemetry to SIEM/SOAR tools like Splunk and Microsoft Sentinel through preconfigured connectors. AIShield provides reference implementations with a python SDK.[3]

Guardian ML Firewall detects and mitigates adversarial threats like extraction, evasion and poisoning against Machine Learning applications. Guardian provides runtime security for Machine Learning (ML) applications and acts as a firewall against adversarial threats. Guardian ML Firewall generates threat-informed defenses and simulates attacks. Guardian ML Firewall monitors for threats in real time and mitigates risks automatically without interrupting workflows. Guardian ML Firewall keeps input-output data pipelines untampered by blocking malicious manipulations. Guardian ML Firewall integrates with Splunk, IBM QRadar, MS Sentinel and Amazon Security Lake for centralized monitoring and threat hunting. Guardian provides continuous security for ML deployments across cloud and edge environments.[1][2][9]

Guardian provides security for Generative AI (GenAI) applications and LLMs, mitigating risks like prompt injection attacks, jailbreaks and sensitive data exposure. Guardian safeguards AI inputs and outputs with customizable content controls, including bias detection and PII anonymization. Guardian supports 75+ configurable policies, including topic filtering and compliance with PII regulations. Guardian blocks prompt injection, detects invisible text and redacts sensitive information dynamically. Guardian blocks toxic language, competitor mentions and sensitive information. Guardian configures and enforces role-specific access controls and content guidelines. Guardian tracks API interactions, identifying and mitigating risks as they occur. Guardian operates in Audit Mode (Out-of-Band), for monitoring without affecting traffic flow to the target LLM, and in Block Mode (In-Sync), for real-time protection with traffic orchestration. Guardian covers text and image-based inputs and outputs. Guardian integrates with orchestration frameworks like CrewAI, Phidata and Microsoft Autogen for AI-driven workflows. Guardian connects with SIEM tools like Splunk, IBM QRadar and Microsoft Sentinel. Guardian supports cloud, hybrid and on-premises deployments, including SaaS and Bring Your Own Cloud (Docker, Kubernetes). Guardian receives automatic updates for SaaS deployments and monthly updates for self-hosted environments, with disaster recovery support and configurable RTO and RPO.[1][3][6][7][9][10]

AIShield on the record

Sources

AIShield full record

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  2. [2]AIShield | Leading Gartner-Recognized AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Secure Your AI Models: AIShield AISpectra | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]AISpectra – Advanced AI/ML Security with Automated Discovery, Scanning & Compliance | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]AIShield Guardian – Advanced Security for Generative AI & ML Models, Real-Time Protection | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]AISpectra AI Model Scanner - Secure, Scan, and Scale AI Systems | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]AISpectra ML Red Teaming – Secure Your ML Systems with Advanced AI Security and Adversarial Attack Testing. | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  8. [8]Secure LLMs with AISpectra LLM Red Teaming - Automated LLM Threat Defense | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]AIShield Guardian – ML Firewall | Real-Time Defense for ML Applications | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Secure Your Generative AI with AIShield Guardian - Advanced Guardrails & Real-Time Monitoring | AI Security SolutionsAIShield · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A

Salt Security full record

  1. [1]Salt security raises 140 million series d round led by capitalg at 1 4 billion valuationSalt Security · salt.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  2. [2]Salt security extends its agentic security platform with native ai detection and responseSalt Security · salt.security · published September 22, 2026 · Tier A
  3. [3]Contact usSalt Security · salt.security · undated page, accessed September 27, 2026 · Tier A
  4. [4]The Agentic Security Graph: A New Framework for the AI EraSalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  5. [5]Salt Security: Agentic AI Security, MCP Discovery, and API SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  6. [6]EU AI Act Compliance 2026: What High-risk AI Systems Must Do Now | Salt SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier A
  7. [7]Salt Security Reviews & Product Details - G2G2 · undated page, accessed October 28, 2026 · Tier C
  8. [8]Onyx Security vs Salt Security | Secure the Agentic Action LayerSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  9. [9]Securing APIs - API Attack Surface Management SolutionSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  10. [10]Salt Security Master Services AgreementSalt Security · published May 20, 2026 · Tier A
  11. [11]API Security Company - About Us Salt Security API SecuritySalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  12. [12]Agentic Security Platform - Complete AI & API Protection PlatformSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  13. [13]API Security Software - API Security Management SoftwareSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  14. [14]Proactive API Security - “Shift Left" API DevelopmentSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  15. [15]API Security Customers - Salt Security CustomersSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  16. [16]API Security Trends - API Attacks, Breaches & Threats ReportSalt Security · undated page, accessed November 10, 2026 · Tier A
  17. [17]Salt Security launches Salt CodeSalt Security · published June 1, 2026 · Tier A

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