Introducing Shadow AI Discovery: Bringing Visibility to Your Enterprise AI Landscape

Organizations today face an unprecedented challenge: as AI adoption accelerates across every department and team, the majority of AI usage remains invisible to governance, security, and compliance teams. This "Shadow AI", the unauthorized or ungoverned use of AI tools, creates significant blind spots that expose enterprises to security breaches, compliance violations, and reputational damage.

We're excited to announce Credo AI's Shadow AI Discovery offering, a powerful new capability designed to provide comprehensive visibility into AI usage across your enterprise while enabling responsible innovation.

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The Shadow AI Challenge

Shadow AI has emerged as one of the most pressing concerns for enterprise leaders. Employees frequently access AI tools that haven't undergone proper review and approval processes, often with the best intentions of improving productivity and innovation. However, this creates substantial risks:

• Security vulnerabilities: Sensitive data, including proprietary information and personally identifiable information (PII), may be exposed through unsanctioned AI tools
• Compliance gaps: Unauthorized AI usage can lead to violations of regulations like GDPR and industry-specific mandates
• Operational risks: Ungoverned AI tools may produce unreliable outputs that compromise decision-making quality
• Audit challenges: Meeting regulatory requirements becomes nearly impossible without comprehensive visibility into AI usage

The rapid proliferation of AI tools has made manual tracking virtually impossible. IT and security teams struggle to keep pace with the constant emergence of new AI capabilities, even within existing approved platforms.

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A New Approach to AI Visibility

Credo AI's Shadow AI Discovery offering addresses these challenges through an innovative approach that balances governance with innovation. Rather than simply restricting AI usage, our solution empowers organizations to:

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Gain Comprehensive Visibility

Our platform automatically detects and catalogs AI tools being used across your enterprise, providing real-time insights into:

• Which AI applications and vendors are actively in use
• How AI is being utilized across departments and by individual users
• Usage patterns and trends that inform strategic decision-making

Classify and Prioritize Risks

Not all AI usage carries the same level of risk. Our solution provides risk classification that helps you:

• Identify high-risk AI usage requiring immediate attention
• Understand which tools pose compliance challenges
• Prioritize governance efforts based on actual risk levels

Enable Responsible Innovation

By providing visibility without unnecessarily restricting access, organizations can:

• Foster AI adoption while maintaining security standards
• Create clear pathways for approved AI usage
• Build a culture of responsible AI innovation
• Accelerate time-to-value from AI investments

Bridging the Gap to Comprehensive Governance

Shadow AI Discovery serves as both a standalone solution and a strategic entry point to comprehensive AI governance. For organizations just beginning their AI governance journey, it provides immediate value through visibility and risk awareness. For those with mature governance programs, it ensures no AI usage flies under the radar.

The platform integrates seamlessly with existing security infrastructure, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems and other enterprise tools. This enables organizations to leverage their current investments while adding AI-specific intelligence and governance capabilities.

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Meeting Today's Urgent Needs

As audit requirements intensify and regulatory frameworks evolve, organizations need solutions that can deliver immediate value. Shadow AI Discovery addresses several critical needs:

For Security Leaders: Gain the visibility needed to protect against data leakage, identify security vulnerabilities, and ensure AI usage aligns with security policies.

For Compliance Teams: Generate comprehensive reports demonstrating AI usage oversight, meet audit requirements, and maintain regulatory compliance.

For AI Governance Leaders: Establish a foundation for enterprise-wide AI governance, identify gaps in current governance coverage, and prioritize resources effectively.

For Executive Leadership: Understand the true scope of AI adoption, make informed decisions about AI investments, and balance innovation with risk management.

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The Path Forward

Shadow AI Discovery represents a fundamental shift in how organizations approach AI governance. Rather than viewing ungoverned AI usage as a problem to eliminate, we see it as an opportunity to understand how teams are leveraging AI to drive value, and then provide the governance frameworks to do so safely.

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Getting Started

The journey to comprehensive AI governance begins with understanding what's actually happening in your environment. Shadow AI Discovery provides that crucial first step, delivering immediate insights while laying the groundwork for sustained, responsible AI adoption.

As AI continues to transform how we work, the question isn't whether to adopt AI, it's how to do so responsibly. Shadow AI Discovery ensures you have the visibility and control needed to harness AI's potential while managing its risks.

Ready to illuminate your AI landscape? Contact us to learn more about how Shadow AI Discovery can help your organization balance innovation with governance, turning shadow AI from a risk into an opportunity for strategic advantage. Join the Shadow AI Discovery Private Preview Program today.