Shadow AI — staff using consumer AI tools without approval — is the most common AI risk in companies today. The answer is not a ban that drives it underground, but a governed path that makes the safe option the easy one.
Why shadow AI is dangerous
Sensitive and confidential data pasted into unapproved tools can leak, violate policy, and create regulatory exposure your security team cannot see. The first step is visibility.
Find it without a witch hunt
Survey real workflows, review network and SaaS signals, and ask teams what they already use. Most shadow AI exists because the sanctioned tools are missing or too slow.
Convert it to governed AI
Stand up a governed AI workspace with the models people actually want, behind SSO and DLP. Shadow AI becomes sanctioned, secure adoption — with an audit trail.