SailPoint launches browser extension to tackle the problem of ‘shadow AI’

SailPoint is aiming to address the problem of ‘shadow AI’ use within businesses with the launch of its Shadow AI Remediation tool.

The solution allows organisations to discover, monitor and secure the use of unauthorised AI tools, allowing security teams to actively prevent unauthorised uploads, redirect employees to sanctioned tools, or ask them for a business justification.

The solution can be deployed with a browser extension, using standard device management tools like Intune or JAMF, requiring no networking or infrastructure updates.

“Many vendors are trying to solve the Shadow AI problem with isolated browser or endpoint tools, but that misses the bigger picture. This is fundamentally an identity challenge,” said Chandra Gnanasambadam, EVP of product and chief technology officer at SailPoint.

“We believe controlling AI usage is best achieved through a platform-centric approach that unifies identity, data, and security intelligence in real-time. Our real-time AI governance and security framework is built on this principle."

Earlier this month, SailPoint and AWS inked a multi-year strategic agreement, establishing SailPoint as the preferred identity governance solution for agentic AI builds on AWS; the company also recently rolled out "significant advancements" to its AI-powered SailPoint Platform.