BigID, the leading platform for data security, privacy, compliance, and AI governance, has announced the launch of Shadow AI Discovery a powerful new capability designed to help organizations detect unauthorized AI models, uncover high-risk datasets, and take immediate action to minimize AI-related exposure across their environments.
As artificial intelligence adoption accelerates, many security teams are left in the dark struggling to track where AI models are deployed, what data they’re processing, and whether those models comply with internal policies or regulatory requirements. The rise of shadow AI unmanaged or unauthorized AI deployments presents serious risks, including data leaks, intellectual property misuse, and compliance violations, which traditional security tools often fail to detect.
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With Shadow AI Discovery, BigID offers enterprises a comprehensive solution to illuminate these blind spots. The platform automatically identifies unmanaged AI models, flags instances where personal or regulated data is being used in training, and maps out the full scope of AI activity pinpointing who is using what, where, and how. Seamless integrations with model repositories, developer tools, cloud services, and collaboration platforms provide a unified view of shadow AI activity across the organization.
What sets Shadow AI Discovery apart is its focus on actionability. Rather than simply offering visibility, BigID empowers security and governance teams to enforce policies, restrict risky access, and initiate remediation workflows all from within the platform. This proactive control layer equips teams to respond swiftly and effectively to AI threats at scale.
Key Capabilities of Shadow AI Discovery:
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Identify unmanaged, rogue, and unauthorized AI models across the enterprise
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Detect and classify sensitive or regulated data used in AI training
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Uncover hidden AI activity across cloud environments, SaaS applications, dev tools, and collaboration platforms
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Correlate AI models with their underlying data and enforce policy-based responses
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Reduce risk and strengthen AI security posture with real-time, actionable insights
“Security teams can’t just find risky AI – they need to stop it,” said Nimrod Vax, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder at BigID. “Shadow AI Discovery gives organizations the end-to-end visibility and control they need to uncover hidden models, identify risky data use, and take action before it becomes a problem.”
With this new capability, BigID continues to lead the way in helping enterprises secure their AI initiatives, maintain compliance, and protect sensitive data in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
