Shadow IT
Technology systems, software, or cloud services used within an organization without the knowledge or approval of the IT department.
What is Shadow IT?
What is Shadow IT?
Shadow IT refers to any technology used by employees without official IT approval — personal cloud storage, unauthorized SaaS tools, development servers spun up without oversight, or marketing landing pages on new domains. Shadow IT creates blind spots in security monitoring because these assets aren't included in vulnerability scans or patch management. Attack surface management tools help discover shadow IT by continuously scanning for unknown assets associated with an organization.
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