DASF-R-3.2 — Ineffective storage and encryption

Source: official compendium, AI Lifecycle Risks, row 19. Snapshot: 2026-10-22; source revision: DASF v 1.0.

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Risk mechanism

Data stored and managed insecurely pose significant risks, especially for ML systems. It’s crucial to consider who has access to training datasets and the reasons behind this access. While access controls are a vital mitigation strategy, their effectiveness is limited with public data sources, where traditional security measures may not apply. Therefore, it’s essential to ask: What are the implications if an attacker gains access and control over your data sources? Understanding and preparing for this scenario is critical for safeguarding the integrity of ML systems.

Applicability

Predictive ML Models · RAG - LLMs · Fine-tuned LLMs · Pre-trained LLMs

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:

• Attacker Gaining Control of Training Data Sources • Compromised AI System Integrity • Data Breach • Regulatory non-compliance • Loss of data integrity

Business:

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

Controls

• DASF-5 — Control access to data and other objects
• DASF-8 — Encrypt data at rest
• DASF-9 — Encrypt data in transit

Source control guidance

• DASF 5: Control access to data and other objects for metadata encryption across all data assets • DASF 8: Encrypt data at rest • DASF 9: Encrypt data in transit

Investigate and verify

Project adaptation: use the evidence workflow, then request investigate_risk with DASF-R-3.2. 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

These are the mappings in this snapshot, with their original edition labels. They are references, not proof of conformity or independent validation.

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• Component 3
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