How C-Suite Leaders Are Taming Shadow AI
Okta, Wednesday, February 11th, 2026
Whether business leaders are ready or not, AI agents are transforming how companies do business. As recent studies have shown, employees are turning to AI to achieve productivity gains, even if it means doing so outside the IT department's control.
A 2025 Gartner surveyopens in a new tab found that 69% of organizations suspect or have evidence that employees are using prohibited public GenAI, and Gartner projects that by 2030, more than 40% of enterprises will experience security or compliance incidents due to unauthorized shadow AI.
Having any IT security blind spots is dangerous enough, but the speed, autonomy, and privileges of AI agents can create a potent recipe for risk. An unmanaged agent with access to sensitive information can violate compliance regulations, leak information, or expand the blast radius of an attack if it falls under the control of a threat actor.