Governance Guide
AI Red Team Assessment Checklist for Security Teams
Red team assessments fail when scenarios are incomplete and pass/fail criteria are ambiguous. This checklist defines adversarial test coverage with owner accountability.
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Red team assessments fail when scenarios are incomplete and pass/fail criteria are ambiguous. This checklist defines adversarial test coverage with owner accountability.
Fast path
- Define adversarial scenario categories: prompt injection, data exfiltration, model manipulation, bias amplification, and output toxicity.
- Set pass/fail criteria per scenario with severity scoring and evidence requirements.
- Assign red team owner for each category with quarterly assessment cadence.
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- Define adversarial scenario categories: prompt injection, data exfiltration, model manipulation, bias amplification, and output toxicity.
- Set pass/fail criteria per scenario with severity scoring and evidence requirements.
- Assign red team owner for each category with quarterly assessment cadence.
- Track assessment pass rate and update scenarios when failure pattern emerges.
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