Managers Warned About Unauthorized AI Tool Use by Employees

💬 To every manager who thinks they have AI under control, think again. A cybersecurity team discovered three employees had been inputting real customer data into unapproved AI tools for months. The tools were found accidentally during an unrelated conversation, with no malicious intent—employees believed they were improving productivity. The post notes that DNS filtering and CASB solutions may miss some tools, especially those that don’t require accounts. The issue has been categorized by Gartner, suggesting it is a widespread problem.