Shadow IT stories
Shadow AI is driving higher breach and compliance risks, with exposed firms incurring around $670,000 more in data-breach costs.
The move aims to close a browser visibility gap, giving security teams earlier warning of risky logins and phishing without another console.
The new service lets users delegate ongoing work to persistent agents that can act across apps, raising fresh privacy and control questions.
The browser add-on gives security teams real-time ways to warn or block staff from sending company data to unsanctioned AI tools.
Nearly one in 10 AI security alerts in retail involved systems exposing protected customer data to users without access, research found.
Millions of blocked phishing and scam attacks have been traced to residential proxy traffic, putting home internet users at risk without realising it.
Shadow spreadsheets often expose why council ERP projects collapse, as staff comply with change plans while quietly distrusting the new system.
The controls aim to help firms spot risky agent behaviour, cut off access quickly and reduce lingering credentials as AI use grows.
Security teams are gaining real-time audit trails and controls as eSentire folds the stealth startup's AI monitoring module into Atlas.
Regulated firms face recordkeeping gaps as WhatsApp and Slack chats join email under one governance and discovery framework.
Many security chiefs expect to curb AI agent use within 18 months as fears grow over unauthorised access and weak audit trails.
With most firms using AI but few staff ready, the course targets non-developers handling sensitive data and automations at work.
Autonomous agents, soaring AI bills and new governance demands could strain public services and reshape how firms manage costs, jobs and power use.
The deal keeps finance and operations teams in governed data as Databricks adds a spreadsheet layer to reduce risky file exports.
Security teams can now spot unsanctioned AI use across Windows estates, as Bitdefender adds risk ranking and policy controls to GravityZone.
Unexpected charges from AI are spreading beyond licences, with fragmented usage, token billing and shadow deployments making budgets hard to forecast.
Almost all surveyed firms had AI rules on paper, but 98.8% reported tools or agents accessing sensitive data beyond their intended scope.
Australian workers are losing more than 75 million hours a year to scattered messages, eroding productivity and adding to business costs.
AI tools are exposing smaller firms to faster scams and data leaks, making basic controls and staff training vital to stay resilient.
Blind spots in agentic AI could turn routine tasks into breaches, as Canadian firms ramp up use faster than oversight can keep pace.
.webp)
