"More than 80 percent of the world's largest companies now use AI in software development, but many organizations have little control over its use. Microsoft warns that shadow use of AI is becoming a serious security risk. This is evident from Microsoft's recent Cyber Pulse Report , which was published in the run-up to the Munich Security Conference. According to the report, AI programming assistants are now used by more than 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies."
"Shadow AI refers to the use of AI applications without the knowledge or approval of the IT or security department. Employees independently use external tools or autonomous agents to perform tasks more quickly. What starts as an efficiency gain can result in a structural blind spot in security. In such cases, IT departments do not know which systems are active, what data is being processed, and what access rights have been granted."
AI programming assistants are used by more than 80 percent of the world's largest companies and more than 80 percent of Fortune 500 firms. Less than half of companies have specific security controls for generative AI while 29 percent of employees use unapproved AI agents at work. Shadow AI describes use of AI without IT or security approval, producing blind spots where systems, data processing, and access rights are unknown. Rapid rollout of AI agents can undermine security and compliance and risk excessive agent authority or access. Microsoft's Defender team identified a fraud campaign using memory poisoning.
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