Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Don't Get Haunted by Shadow AI
"It's the boogeyman… and he's been here all along." – Laurie Strode, Halloween (1978) As Cybersecurity Awareness Month unfolds and Halloween looms, one of the m ost chilling threats haunting today's businesses isn't a hacker in a hoodie – it's shadow artificial intelligence (AI) . And it may be lurking in your company right now. What may seem like a harmless shortcut or even a helpful digital assistant can quietly morph into a ghost in your machine, undermining defenses, leaking data, and luring your organization into costly incidents, regulatory nightmares, and reputational damage. This month, as you check your locks and test your alarms, it's worth doing the same for your AI ecosystem. Let this alert serve as your survival playbook to help you detect, contain, and banish the risks of shadow AI – before it becomes the next potential headline that keeps you up at night. What Lurks in the Shadows – What Is Shadow AI? Shadow AI refers to the use of AI...