The rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence tools across organizations has introduced a new and often invisible risk layer known as Shadow AI. Shadow AI refers to the unauthorized or unmanaged use of AI platforms, models, and automation tools by employees without the knowledge or approval of the IT or security teams.
Employees may use public AI platforms, AI coding assistants, data analysis tools, or automation bots to improve productivity. However, these tools can unintentionally expose sensitive business data, intellectual property, source code, customer information, and confidential documents to external AI systems.
Without visibility and governance, organizations face risks such as data leakage, regulatory violations, model manipulation, and uncontrolled third-party data processing.
The Shadow AI Discovery & Risk Assessment Service by i6 Security Solutions helps organizations identify hidden AI usage, evaluate associated security risks, and establish a governance framework to safely adopt AI technologies.
Our Shadow AI Discovery & Risk Assessment follows a structured methodology to ensure comprehensive coverage.
In this phase, we identify AI tools being used across the organization.
Each discovered AI tool is analyzed for potential risk exposure.
We identify whether sensitive organizational data is being uploaded or processed by AI tools.
We evaluate the organization's readiness for secure AI adoption.
Conduct project kickoff with stakeholders to define the scope, identify departments involved, understand AI usage patterns, and align objectives for the Shadow AI discovery engagement.
Deploy discovery techniques to identify AI tools used across the organization including network traffic analysis, endpoint telemetry, SaaS integrations, browser extensions, and API usage.
Analyze each discovered AI platform to evaluate potential risks such as data leakage, unauthorized integrations, access permissions, vendor security posture, and compliance impact.
Review whether sensitive corporate data, source code, internal documents, or confidential information are being shared with AI tools through prompts, uploads, or API integrations.
Provide strategic guidance to implement AI governance, including approved AI tool frameworks, data protection policies, vendor risk management processes, and secure AI adoption guidelines.
Present a comprehensive report to leadership outlining discovered Shadow AI tools, associated risks, compliance impact, and recommended mitigation strategies for secure AI usage.
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