Shadow AI Governance: A Practical Framework

How to deal with Shadow AI in your organisation

Employees aren't waiting for IT to approve AI tools. They're using ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and dozens of browser extensions right now—often with sensitive company data.

This whitepaper provides everything technical leaders need to address Shadow AI:

Detection methods — OAuth audits, network monitoring, browser extension discovery, SIEM queries

Policy templates — Green/Yellow/Red classification framework, acceptable use policy, incident response

Technical implementation — Ready-to-deploy scripts, DLP patterns, and queries (with open source companion toolkit)

90-day roadmap — Realistic timeline from discovery to full governance

Board communication — How to quantify risk and get budget approved

Based on real incidents (Samsung, financial services case studies) and current research (Gartner, Salesforce, CybSafe).

Employees aren't waiting for IT to approve AI tools. They're using ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, and dozens of browser extensions right now—often with sensitive company data.

This whitepaper provides everything technical leaders need to address Shadow AI:

Detection methods — OAuth audits, network monitoring, browser extension discovery, SIEM queries

Policy templates — Green/Yellow/Red classification framework, acceptable use policy, incident response

Technical implementation — Ready-to-deploy scripts, DLP patterns, and queries (with open source companion toolkit)

90-day roadmap — Realistic timeline from discovery to full governance

Board communication — How to quantify risk and get budget approved

Based on real incidents (Samsung, financial services case studies) and current research (Gartner, Salesforce, CybSafe).