How to contain shadow AI, as it takes on multiple forms and spreads throughout your environment

Shadow AI used to be confined to a few simple scenarios, such as AI chatbots and AI browser extensions. Today, it spans a broad spectrum of complex vectors, making it harder to detect and control. In the latest installment of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month blog series, learn how employee security training, AI usage governance, and exposure management can help you tackle shadow AI successfully.Key takeawaysIntegrating shadow AI into security awareness training helps employees recognize its risks and learn how to safely adopt AI tools. Security teams should foster open communication with employees and try to understand why they use unsanctioned AI products.Shadow AI now spans local models, AI coding assistants, autonomous agents, and many other asset types across your environment, making it a pervasive and complex problem.You can reduce shadow AI incidence by enacting an AI acceptable use policy that provides clear guidelines and a list of approved AI tools, and by addressing shadow AI as part of your unified exposure management program.It’s an ordinary workday at a typical mid-to-large enterprise, and the following is happening without the knowledge of the IT and security depart…

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