There’s a new blind spot in corporate cybersecurity, and it’s growing faster than most executives realise. Every department now has its own “side” cloud. These are quick test environments spun up for ...

Ultimately, this is about ensuring that IT can see and manage the data produced by systems they didn’t necessarily select or ...

Cloud computing has opened the floodgates to a seemingly limitless array of web-based apps and services. With just a click, teams can spin up powerful collaboration tools, data analytics engines, AI ...

When enterprises first shifted to the cloud, speed was everything. Developers spun up Amazon Web Services (AWS) instances overnight to launch new apps, test new features, and accelerate digital ...

With the rise of cloud computing in the 2010s, we also witnessed the rise of "Shadow IT" – a term coined to describe technology purchases made by department heads, outside of IT oversight. Today, as ...

Every business is rushing to adopt AI. Productivity teams want faster workflows, developers want coding assistants, and executives want “AI transformation” on this year’s roadmap, not next year’s.

A new publication from the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre provides guidance to organizations concerned with shadow IT, which most of the time results from non-malicious intent of employees.

The Cloud Security Alliance is talking up a new security concern for IT pros to worry about, "Shadow Access," or the unintended access to organizational applications and data. "The consequences of ...

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