TechPower

Reduce Shadow AI Risk

You suspect employees are using unmanaged AI tools and want to reduce data leakage and compliance risk.

In short

Shadow AI risk occurs when employees use unapproved AI tools with company data outside approved security, governance, and procurement controls.

Why this matters

Every prompt into an unmanaged tool can carry customer data, source code, or strategy into systems you don't control. You can't govern what you can't see - surfacing shadow AI is the first step to reducing exposure.

You may need this if…
  • Employees are clearly using AI but nothing is sanctioned
  • No visibility into which AI tools touch company data
  • Sensitive data may be entering public AI tools
  • Compliance or legal has raised concerns about AI use

What good looks like

Visibility into AI tool usage across the org
Safer, approved alternatives employees actually adopt
Data controls that prevent sensitive data leakage
Monitoring and policy that keep exposure low over time
The TechPower path
01

Assess

Review your current state against real risks and goals to find the gaps that matter.

02

Prioritize

Rank the gaps by business impact and tackle the highest-value fixes first.

03

Build roadmap

Sequence the work with budget, timeline, and clear ownership.

04

Execute & support

Procure, deploy, validate, and stay accountable through rollout and beyond.

Supported platforms

We recommend the right fit for your environment, we're not locked to any one vendor.

ZscalerCloudflareMicrosoftOktaVaronisPalo Alto NetworksNetskope
Frequently asked

How do we detect shadow AI?

Through network/SASE visibility, CASB, and data-security tooling that surface which AI services are being used and what data flows to them.

Should we block all AI tools?

Blocking alone pushes usage underground. The better approach pairs controls with sanctioned alternatives so employees have a safe, approved way to work.

What safe AI alternatives should we provide?

Approved tools and private AI workspaces with data controls - so the productivity employees want is available without the exposure.

Find your shadow AI exposure

Shadow AI exposure checklist.

Find your shadow AI exposure