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How to Detect and Defend Against Shadow AI in Your Organization Checklist
Audit and block sensitive data from unsafe GenAI prompts

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Audit and block sensitive data from unsafe GenAI prompts
Shadow IT through unsanctioned AI usage simplifies workflows but introduces significant organizational cyberthreat risks with day-to-day work.
Without proper IT involvement and oversight, employees may unknowingly expose sensitive data, such as PII, financial information, or intellectual property, to uncontrollable external AI systems. Assessing your threat landscape and enabling policies to prevent oversharing is imperative now more than ever.
Enable your organization to harness productivity AI tools safely while ensuring regulatory compliance with six actionable steps. Download the full checklist today!
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