Detect Shadow AI Before
It Becomes a Breach
Employees are using unauthorized AI tools to process sensitive company data. Sekurely detects shadow AI usage, identifies data leakage, and maps compliance gaps.
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Authenticated Tool — Available on Growth Plan
Shadow AI detection requires analyzing organizational content patterns. This tool is available to authenticated users on Growth plan and above.
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Paste text, prompts, or content samples from your organization to analyze for shadow AI indicators.
AI Risk Analysis
Sekurely analyzes the content for unauthorized AI tool usage, data leakage patterns, and policy violations.
Get Risk Report
Receive a detailed report with detected tools, risk severity, compliance gaps, and remediation steps.
What Sekurely Detects
Unauthorized LLM Usage
Detects text patterns indicating use of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and other AI tools outside approved channels.
Data Exfiltration Patterns
Identifies sensitive business data being shared with external AI services.
Credential Exposure
Catches API keys, passwords, and internal credentials accidentally submitted to unauthorized AI tools.
Policy Violations
Flags content that violates your AI usage policy before it leaves your organization.
Department Risk Mapping
Identifies which teams and workflows are most exposed to shadow AI risk.
Compliance Gaps
Maps shadow AI usage to SOC2, ISO 27001, and NIST AI RMF control gaps.
Who Uses Shadow AI Detection
Enterprise Security
Security teams use Shadow AI detection to audit employee workflows and enforce AI governance policies before a breach occurs.
Compliance and Legal
Compliance officers use Shadow AI scanning to demonstrate SOC2 CC9.2 vendor risk management and NIST AI RMF governance controls to auditors.
HR and Operations
HR teams use Shadow AI monitoring to ensure employee AI usage aligns with acceptable use policies and data handling requirements.
Compliance Frameworks Covered
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Shadow AI?
Shadow AI refers to the use of AI tools and services by employees without authorization from IT or security teams. Employees use tools like ChatGPT, Claude, or Copilot to process sensitive company data without realizing the compliance and security risks.
How does Sekurely detect Shadow AI?
Sekurely analyzes text content for patterns that indicate AI tool usage, data sharing with external services, and policy violations. It identifies the specific tools being used and the type of data being shared.
Is Shadow AI a compliance violation?
Yes. Under SOC2, using unauthorized tools that process customer data violates CC9.2 vendor risk management controls. Under GDPR, sharing personal data with unauthorized processors violates Article 28. Under HIPAA, using unauthorized AI tools with PHI violates administrative safeguards.
What AI tools does Sekurely detect?
Sekurely detects usage patterns associated with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, GitHub Copilot, Midjourney, and other popular AI services, as well as generic LLM API usage patterns.
How do I build an AI governance program?
Start with an AI tool inventory, create an approved tools list, implement a Shadow AI detection policy, train employees on acceptable use, and establish a process for evaluating new AI tools. Sekurely provides the detection layer for ongoing monitoring.
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