The British Ministry of Defence has taken an innovative step into the world of AI-based cybersecurity by collaborating with an Australian technology company, Castlepoint Systems, to circumvent any disastrous data breaches. Along the never-ending information war that affects sensitive data globally, the MoD is set to activate emergent Explainable AI technology to categorise and safeguard sensitive data in real time.
Castlepoint Systems was selected after a global competitive tender
In a path-breaking ruling as regards international defence innovation, the UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that it has chosen Australian dual-use technology company Castlepoint Systems to prevent the leakage of sensitive information through the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based data control. Castlepoint claims that its proprietary Explainable AI solution will allow real-time, automated management of chaotic data sets to eliminate human error when working with sensitive data.
This is a business investment, according to which the MoD will enhance data protection activities after several security incidents. Castlepoint was chosen by the MoD through a competitive tendering process that evaluated solutions offered worldwide for data labelling and will implement the solution in collaboration with Birmingham-based Certes IT Solutions.
The case with the 2022 Afghan data breach revealed the very weaknesses of the structure
This was evidenced in the 2022 Afghan data breach, where a spreadsheet containing the personal information of almost 19,000 people was sent outside the secure channels by mistake instead of being encrypted, resulting in the exposure of the identities of people at risk of Taliban reprisal. This could be eliminated with AI-powered data labelling, because the exact security classifications would be automatically identified and assigned to sensitive information.
Advanced AI repeatedly observes and categorises data
Castlepoint tracks documents and emails across your organisational network, yet using AI, it understands what is being discussed, with whom, and around which events. Using the content and context, it then automatically suggests the correct security marking so that sensitive information is safeguarded at the moment of creation.
The recommendations can always be traced back to specific matches, with an alignment to the individual risk profile of the organisation. This gives transparency, explainability, and contests the process of classification that satisfies the ethical AI standards, which are most fundamental in defence applications.
That is the way in which back records obtain retroactive security
Castlepoint can add legacies with unavailable or outdated labels to its unique capability, and this allows retrospective classification, identification of un- or over-classification, and constant review of documents as their content changes. This will ensure that security markings will be accurate over time in regard to handling large amounts of data from past archives.
The CEO has great relevance to national security
Rachael Greaves, the CEO of Castlepoint Systems, underlined the importance of this alliance: “This partnership with the Ministry of Defence is our first account in the UK and a significant point of reference; it demonstrates how important data control is to any organisation and not just a security issue of a nation.
Explainable AI and autonomous labelling with Castlepoint, provide clarity and establish a foundation of reliability that allows greater labelling accuracy and coverage without interfering with the vital work of MoD personnel, Greaves said. The company is a reliable technology provider to the public-sector organisations and enterprises of Australia and New Zealand regions and has now set up the global headquarters in London.
The fact that the UK Ministry of Defence has accepted the use of Castlepoint AI-driven data protection is a transformational one in terms of how military organizations secure their data. Having implemented such technologies as Explainable AI, which constantly monitors, classifies, and secures sensitive information, the MoD is both eliminating the vulnerabilities that plagued previous data breaches and setting new benchmarks in defence cybersecurity.