AI is Already Inside Your Organization
The question is not whether your employees are using AI tools — they are. The question is whether that use is sanctioned, visible, and controlled. We help organizations answer that question and act on it.
The shadow AI problem
Employees are pasting customer data into public AI systems, using browser extensions that exfiltrate clipboard content to third-party models, and routing sensitive documents through services your security team has never reviewed. This is not a future risk — it is happening today, across every industry, at every company size.
The typical response — a blanket ban — does not work. It drives usage further underground, creates a compliance theater problem, and leaves your organization without the productivity benefits that AI genuinely offers. The answer is a governance program: sanctioned tools, enforced controls, and visible oversight.
Sanctioned AI Program
A sanctioned AI program answers the question employees are already asking: “Can I use this?” We build the policy, catalog, and process that gives employees a clear answer — and gives your organization the accountability trail to back it up.
This is not a document exercise. We design programs that actually get used — practical, proportionate to your organization’s size and risk tolerance, and built to stay current as the tool landscape evolves.
- AI acceptable use policy — what is permitted, what is prohibited, and why
- Approved tool catalog with permitted data classifications per tool
- AI vendor risk assessment process for new tool requests
- AI risk register — inventory of systems in use with risk profiles
- Governance committee structure and review cadence
- Employee training and policy acknowledgment program
Shadow AI Detection and Prevention
Policy without enforcement is aspiration. We build the detection and control layer that makes your AI governance program real — starting with what is already in your environment, not a greenfield deployment of new tools.
Most organizations are surprised by what their existing telemetry already reveals. We analyze DNS, proxy logs, endpoint behavior, and DLP signals to produce an AI tool inventory — then design the enforcement controls that close the gaps.
- AI tool discovery from existing telemetry — no new agents required to start
- Network and proxy controls for unauthorized AI service endpoints
- CASB integration for cloud-delivered AI services where applicable
- DLP policy tuning for AI-specific data egress patterns
- Browser extension auditing and group policy enforcement
- Alert and escalation workflows for policy violations
- Employee communication strategy — enforcement without culture damage
Framework alignment
AI governance is increasingly showing up as an audit requirement, not just a best practice. We build programs that map to the frameworks your auditors, customers, and regulators are starting to ask about.
NIST AI RMF
The NIST AI Risk Management Framework provides a structured approach to governing AI systems across their lifecycle. We use it as a foundation for programs that need to demonstrate rigor to federal customers and regulated industries.
Existing Framework Integration
SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and CMMC are all beginning to surface AI-specific inquiry. We extend your existing compliance program to cover AI governance rather than treating it as a separate workstream.
EU AI Act
For organizations with EU operations or customers, the EU AI Act introduces new obligations based on AI system risk classification. We assess your AI use against applicable requirements and help you build a compliant governance posture.
Shadow AI is not a future risk
If you have more than a handful of employees, unsanctioned AI use is already happening. We can show you where — and help you build a program that addresses it.