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Shadow AI: How unapproved AI apps are compromising security, and what you can do about it


Security leaders and CISOs are discovering that a growing swarm of shadow AI apps has been compromising their networks for over a year.

Further supporting their claims are the results of a recent Software AG survey that found 75% of knowledge workers already use AI tools and 46% saying they won’t give them up even if prohibited by their employer. There’s also the risk of runtime vulnerabilities and prompt injection attacks that traditional endpoint security and data loss prevention (DLP) systems and platforms aren’t designed to detect and stop. He’s seen business units adopt AI-driven SaaS tools “without a single compliance or risk review.” Unifying oversight helps prevent unknown apps from quietly leaking sensitive data.

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