By Ken Underhill
Publication Date: 2026-04-30 19:57:00
Organizations are rapidly adopting AI models, but many still lack visibility into where those models come from or how they’ve been modified along the way.
Cisco is aiming to close that gap with the release of its open-source Model Provenance Kit, a tool designed to verify the origins of AI models and improve trust across the AI supply chain.
“We’re at the AI equivalent of the early internet, when systems were focused on capability advancements,” Amy Chang, head of AI Threat Intelligence & Security Research at Cisco, said in an email to eSecurityPlanet.
She explained, “Model provenance is emerging as the missing layer that can shed light into an AI model’s lineage and training, which can inform organizations about where it came from and whether it can be trusted.”
Chang also added, “As AI continues to advance into regulated, high-stakes domains, provenance will become foundational to governance, accountability, and enforceable trust.”
