‘Shadow AI’ is real. Vanta wants to help manage it

“Shadow IT” - people within companies using tech products without any explicit directive or authorization from the top - is nothing new. The phenomenon dates at least to the era when certain daring professionals purchased newfangled gadgets called “PCs” and brought them to the office, well before having a computer on your desk was the norm. But the AI boom has made shadow IT chaotic than ever. Many employers are pressuring staffers to embrace the technology without being terribly specific about best practices to use it productively and safely.