The AI Governance Playbook
Adoption has already happened. Learn how to govern AI safely, reduce shadow AI, and secure AI adoption across your organization.
AI Governance is critical to securing your organization
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unsanctioned AI tools.
Why AI governance has become a business Priority
As employees rapidly adopt AI tools, many organizations are losing visibility into how AI is being used, what data it can access, and the risks it introduces. Blocking AI isn't realistic. Effective AI governance starts with understanding which tools are being used, who is using them, and where policies and guardrails are needed. This playbook provides practical guidance to help security and business leaders establish AI governance without slowing innovation.
What you'll learn from this playbook
Build visibility into AI usage
Learn how to identify AI applications being used across your organization and reduce shadow AI.
Establish AI governance controls
Develop policies and guardrails that support secure, responsible AI adoption.
Reduce AI-related risk
Understand how AI introduces data exposure, compliance concerns, and governance challenges.
Create sustainable oversight
Build practical processes that help security teams maintain control as AI adoption accelerates.
Who this helps the most
This playbook gives security and IT leaders the controls, checklists, and policy framework to close this latest blind spot, including:
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Security leaders
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IT teams
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MSPs
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business leaders concerned with managing risk
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For security leaders, IT teams, and MSPs managing AI risk across their environment.
AI adoption has already outpaced your security team's ability to see it. 59% of employees use AI tools without IT oversight, connecting them to email, files, and client data. Traditional security controls weren't built for this, and most teams have responded by excluding AI agents from monitoring entirely.
This playbook gives security and IT leaders the controls, checklists, and policy framework to close this latest blind spot, without blocking the AI your business depends on.
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About Field Effect's AI Detection and Response (AIDR)
AI governance starts with visibility.
Field Effect AI Detection and Response (AIDR) provides visibility into AI activity across the environment, helping security teams understand:
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Which AI tools are being used
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Who is using them
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Where governance risks may exist
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How AI usage may impact sensitive data and organizational policies
By making AI usage visible, organizations can confidently establish policies, reduce shadow AI, and support secure AI adoption at scale.
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