Defending Against Prompt Injection in Your AI Apps
There is no single fix for prompt injection, but layered defenses work. Learn the practical controls: privilege limits, approvals, isolation and testing.
Prompt injection is when text that an AI reads, such as a web page, an email or a document, contains instructions that hijack its behavior. Because models treat instructions and data as the same kind of thing, nobody has a complete cure. What you can do is design so that a successful injection cannot do much damage. This guide covers defenses in layers. For the basics, read our guide Prompt injection explained first.
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