4 May 2026
WHITEPAPER
Cybersecurity is notoriously difficult—especially for startups building AI into their products. This whitepaper offers practical, hands-on guidance for embedding security into every stage of AI product development. This white paper is a result of the project Security by Design for AI Startups: Secure and Scalable AI Agents, which is part of the Next Generation Cyber Security initiative.
As AI and autonomous agents become core components of modern software, the attack surface grows significantly—and traditional security approaches often fall short.
For startups, this creates a unique challenge: delivering rapid innovation while managing emerging risks such as prompt injection and excessive agency.
Grounded in the latest research, the whitepaper provides a practical and realistic approach to AI security:
This whitepaper is designed for:
Published by the Alexandra Institute in collaboration with the Digital Research Centre Denmark (DIREC), the National Defence Technology Centre (NFC), Security Tech Space and the Danish Industry Foundation.
This white paper is the result of the project Security by Design for AI Startups: Secure and Scalable AI Agents, which is part of the Next Generation Cyber Security initiative—a partnership between the Digital Research Centre Denmark, the National Defence Technology Center, Security Tech Space, and the Danish Industry Foundation. The purpose of the initiative is to bring research-based cybersecurity and innovation closer to small and medium-sized enterprises in Denmark.
