Why employees, not threat actors, are 2026’s biggest risk
THE SO WHAT
Shadow AI use by employees turns every identity in your org into a potential data exfil channel, even if your perimeter is tight. This is an identity and visibility problem first—tighten SSO, log usage, and set explicit rules on which AI tools can touch which data.
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