DASF-R-2.2 — Feature manipulation

Source: official compendium, AI Lifecycle Risks, row 15. Snapshot: 2026-10-22; source revision: DASF v 1.0.

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Risk mechanism

In almost all cases, raw data requires preprocessing and transformation before it is used to build a model. This process, known as feature engineering, involves converting raw data into structured features, the building blocks of the model. Feature engineering is critical to quality and effectiveness of the model. However, how data are annotated into features can introduce the risk of incorporating attacker biases into an AI/ML system. This can compromise the integrity and accuracy of the model and is a significant security concern for models used in critical decision-making (e.g., financial forecasting, fraud detection).

Applicability

Predictive ML Models

Blank source cells remain null (unspecified); a source “No” means this default filter omits the risk; it does not establish absence in your architecture. Combine every deployment pattern in the system.

Impacts described by the source

AI system:

• Compromised Fairness in AI System Outputs • Bias in AI System Outputs • Untrusted Data used by Decision-making Models • Regulatory non-compliance • Loss of data integrity

Business:

• Financial Loss • Customer Retention • Legal fines • Regulatory Fines and Judgement

Controls

• DASF-1 — SSO with IdP and MFA
• DASF-2 — Sync users and groups
• DASF-3 — Restrict access using IP access lists
• DASF-4 — Restrict access using private link
• DASF-16 — Secure model features
• DASF-42 — Employ data-centric MLOps and LLMOps
• DASF-67 — Federate authentication

Source control guidance

• DASF 1: SSO with IdP and MFA to limit who can access your data and AI platform • DASF 2: Sync users and groups to inherit your organizational roles to access data • DASF 3: Restrict access using IP access lists to limit IP addresses that can authenticate to your data and AI platform • DASF 4: Restrict access using private link as a strong control that limits the source for inbound requests • DASF 16: Secure model features to prevent and track unauthorized updates to features and for lineage or traceability • DASF 42: Data-centric MLOps and LLMOps promote models as code • DASF 67: Federate authentication

Investigate and verify

Project adaptation: use the evidence workflow, then request investigate_risk with DASF-R-2.2. It returns the mechanism above, control-specific evidence requests, proposed tests and remediation acceptance criteria. Until evidence is supplied, the result is unverified. Use the finding template to record a concrete observation and residual risk.

Source-reported framework mappings

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