PromptWall vs Robust Intelligence
Robust Intelligence (now Cisco AI Defense) validates AI models before deployment. PromptWall protects AI interactions during production use. Different stages of the AI lifecycle — here's how they differ.
Pre-production vs runtime
Robust Intelligence is a model validation and testing platform. It runs automated adversarial tests against AI models to assess robustness, bias, and safety before deployment. Think of it as AI-specific QA/testing.
PromptWall is a runtime AI security platform. It inspects actual user interactions in real-time — detecting PII, blocking injection, enforcing policies, and logging audit trails.
Coverage
Robust Intelligence covers your own AI models and custom deployments. PromptWall covers all AI interactions — including third-party tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude that your employees use daily. For most enterprises, shadow AI from third-party tools is a larger immediate risk than vulnerabilities in custom models.
Data protection
Robust Intelligence does not provide data loss prevention — it focuses on model behavior. PromptWall provides comprehensive AI DLP: PII masking, document leak detection, credential scanning, and sensitive data classification. For enterprises concerned about data exfiltration through AI tools, this is the primary capability gap.
Complementary lifecycle coverage
The ideal approach uses both: Robust Intelligence validates model safety during development and testing, PromptWall protects production interactions. This gives complete AI security lifecycle coverage — from model development through ongoing production use.
Protect production AI usage
Deploy runtime AI security for all interaction surfaces.
Frequently asked questions
What does Robust Intelligence (Cisco AI Defense) do?+
Robust Intelligence, now Cisco AI Defense, focuses on AI model validation, testing, and red teaming. It identifies model vulnerabilities through automated testing — assessing robustness against adversarial inputs, data drift, and bias. It's a testing and validation platform rather than a real-time protection platform.
Can I use both together?+
Yes, they're complementary. Robust Intelligence validates model safety before deployment (pre-production). PromptWall protects AI interactions during production use (runtime). Using both provides a complete lifecycle: validate models before deployment, then protect interactions during use.
Which is better for protecting enterprise AI usage?+
PromptWall is designed specifically for protecting enterprise AI usage patterns: employees using ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude in daily work. Robust Intelligence is designed for ML teams validating model behavior. Different audiences, different problems.