Ambitious Employees Tout New AI Tools, Ignore Serious SaaS Security Risks Like the SaaS shadow IT of the past, AI is placing CISOs and cybersecurity teams in a tough but familiar spot. Employees are covertly using AI with little regard for established IT and cybersecurity review procedures. Considering ChatGPT's meteoric rise to 100 million users within 60 days of launch, especially with little sales and marketing fanfare, employee-driven demand for AI tools will only escalate. As new studies show some workers boost productivity by 40% using generative AI, the pressure for CISOs and their teams to fast-track AI adoption — and turn a blind eye to unsanctioned AI tool usage — is intensifying. But succumbing to these pressures can introduce serious SaaS data leakage and breach risks, particularly as employees flock to AI tools developed by small businesses, solopreneurs, and indie developers. AI Security Guide [Download AppOmni's CISO Guide to AI Security – Part 1 ](https://appomni.com/ciso-guide-ai-security-part-1/?utm_medium=publication&utm_source=hacker-news&utm_campaign=11.22.23) AI evokes inspiration, confusion, and skepticism — especially among CISOs. AppOmni's newest CISO Guide examines common misconceptions about AI security, giving you a balanced perspective on today's most polarizing IT topic. Get It Now Indie AI Startups Typically Lack the Security Rigor of Enterprise AI Indie AI apps now number in the tens of thousands, and they're successfully luring…Read More
AI Solutions Are the New Shadow IT
