Shadow AI is growing because employees are moving faster than governance
Employees are increasingly using unauthorized AI tools, causing Shadow AI to become a serious security and privacy risk.
Sensitive corporate and personal data can inadvertently end up in public AI models, beyond the oversight of IT and security.
Simply banning AI rarely works: organizations must understand which AI tools employees are using and for what purpose.
The solution lies in secure, approved alternatives, clear guardrails, awareness, and organization-wide AI governance.
AI governance is therefore not just a task for the CIO/CISO: the board and management must take active responsibility.
Read the ITBrief article for more information.