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Shadow AI use by employees poses security risks, survey finds

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The use of unapproved artificial intelligence tools by employees, often referred to as "shadow AI," poses significant and poorly understood security risks to organizations. A survey indicates that these practices are widespread and difficult for IT departments to monitor. This lack of oversight can lead to data breaches, intellectual property theft, and compliance violations. AI

IMPACT Unmonitored employee use of AI tools could lead to data breaches and compliance issues for organizations.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses the risks associated with employees using unapproved AI tools, which falls under the category of AI-adjacent product usage and its implications.

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Shadow # AI use is a security risk to organisations that is poorly understood: https://www. techtarget.com/searchsecurity/ news/366646095/Employees-shadow-AI-us

    Shadow # AI use is a security risk to organisations that is poorly understood: https://www. techtarget.com/searchsecurity/ news/366646095/Employees-shadow-AI-use-is-poorly-monitored-survey-finds # ArtificialIntelligence

    LINKS techtarget.com/…/Employees-shadow-AI-use-… techtarget.com/searchsecurity
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Shadow # AI use is a security risk to organisations that is poorly understood: https://www. techtarget.com/searchsecurity/ news/366646095/Employees-shadow-AI-us

    Shadow # AI use is a security risk to organisations that is poorly understood: https://www. techtarget.com/searchsecurity/ news/366646095/Employees-shadow-AI-use-is-poorly-monitored-survey-finds # ArtificialIntelligence

    LINKS techtarget.com/…/Employees-shadow-AI-use-… techtarget.com/searchsecurity

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