Shadow AI is becoming enterprise security’s biggest blind spot

Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index found that employees often adopt AI faster than their organizations can adapt, creating a 'shadow AI' problem that is becoming enterprise security's biggest blind spot as workers use AI to summarize documents, draft communications, analyze spreadsheets, write code, and build automations across business functions.

Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to everyday business operations with remarkable speed. Employees are using it to summarize documents, draft communications, analyze spreadsheets, write code, build automations, and create AI-powered workflows across nearly every business function. Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index found that employees often adopt AI faster than their organizations can adapt to it. As AI is integrated into team members’ daily jobs, businesses are struggling to keep pace with governance, management practices, … More https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/23/shadow-ai-security-risks/ The post Shadow AI is becoming enterprise security’s biggest blind spot https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/23/shadow-ai-security-risks/ appeared first on Help Net Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com .