Cybersecurity Awareness 2025: Taming Shadow IT and AI Risks

Shadow IT is surging in remote and hybrid workplaces, creating blind spots that can lead to security gaps, data loss, and compliance violations. At the same time, employees are embracing generative AI tools for speed and convenience—often without oversight—putting sensitive corporate data at risk of being stored, processed, or shared in ways organizations can’t track.

In this Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025 video, ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe explains how IT and security teams can regain visibility and reduce risk without stifling productivity.

What you’ll learn:

• Why shadow IT grows in remote/hybrid environments
• The top risks: unpatched gaps, data leakage, and compliance exposure
• How generative AI expands the shadow IT attack surface
• Practical controls: asset discovery, sanctioned app catalogs, DLP, IAM/MFA, Zero Trust, and continuous patching
• People-first defenses with clear policies and ongoing awareness training
• Governance tips for monitoring, reporting, and rapid response

Keep learning during Cybersecurity Awareness Month:

• Explore videos on the human element in cybersecurity, stronger authentication, smart software patching, and ransomware resilience.
• Build a security-first culture with ESET’s cybersecurity awareness training.
• Connect with us on Facebook, X, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Watch the video to see how Tony Anscombe helps you prioritize quick wins and long-term safeguards to control shadow IT and AI-related risk—while keeping teams fast and effective.

Source: WeLiveSecurity