1、2025 State of Shadow AI Report02reco.ai2025 State of Shadow AI ReportTable of ContentsExecutive Summary:The Shadow AI Era Is Here03Methodology04Glossary 06Setting the Stage:Why We Should All Be Paying Attention to Shadow AI07Our Findings090911131517Recommendations for Security Leaders19Leveraging Re

2、co to Tackle Shadow AI20Conclusion22Finding 5-Understaffed and Overexposed:27%of Small Company Employees Use Shadow AIFinding 4-Shadow AI Isnt Temporary:Uncovering Months of Unsanctioned AI UsageFinding 3-OpenAI Accounts for 53%of All Shadow AI Usage Across EnterprisesFinding 2-The Popularity Trap:H

3、igh Adoption Doesnt Mean High SecurityFinding 1-10 Shadow AI Apps Putting Your Data at RiskExecutive Summary:The Shadow AI Era Is HereSecurity leaders face an unprecedented reality:Shadow AI has infiltrated nearly every corner of the enterprise,creating massive blind spots that traditional security

4、approaches cannot address.Our in-depth analysis of shadow AI usage across our customer base reveals five critical findings that demand immediate action.?Shadow AI runs deeper than most realize.These tools do not disappear after the testing and experimentation ends.For example,some apps run unsanctio

5、ned for over 400 days on average.In our study,we found CreativeX and S to have the longest standing access on average.Once embedded in workflows for months,these applications become nearly impossible to remove without disrupting business operations and upsetting its users.Every day they persist,the

6、security debt compounds?Smaller organizations face disproportionate risk.The smaller the organization,the bigger the shadow AI problem.Companies with 11-50 employees show the highest risk concentration:27%of their workforce uses unsanctioned AI tools.These organizations face the perfect storm:maximu