SHADOW IT AMNESTY DAY 🕊️

Confess your shadow AI. No judgment. — Cybersecurity News

Every company runs AI tools IT never approved. Today is amnesty: tell us — anonymously — which unsanctioned AI tools your company uses and what data goes into them. We'll hand you an honest risk grade, A through F, with the exact math shown.

What is shadow AI?

Shadow AI is any AI tool employees use without IT approval — personal ChatGPT accounts, free Copilot tiers, side Claude or Gemini usage. It becomes a security risk the moment company data flows into tools nobody monitors.

No judgment here. Shadow AI happens because the sanctioned tools are too slow, too locked-down, or don't exist. This page doesn't report you, shame you, or phone your CISO. It just grades the risk.
🔒 On this device only — nothing leaves your browser. Your answers are scored by code running on this page and stored only in your browser's localStorage. No account, no upload, no tracking. This is a self-assessment, not an audit.

How we grade you — the full formula, upfront

You start at 100 points. Deductions:

FactorDeduction
Each unsanctioned AI tool in use−10
Customer data goes into the tools−15
Source code goes into the tools−15
Financials go into the tools−10
HR documents go into the tools−10
Company size 51–1,000−5
Company size 1,001+−10

Grades: A = 90–100 · B = 75–89 · C = 60–74 · D = 40–59 · F = below 40. No hidden logic — the result page replays every deduction line by line.

1. Which unsanctioned AI tools are running at your company?
2. What data goes into them?
3. Company size

Your Shadow AI risk grade

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Here's exactly how we graded you

    Self-reported self-assessment, not an audit. Score saved on this device only — delete my answers.

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    Why is shadow AI a cybersecurity news emergency?

    Because it is the fastest-growing unmonitored data flow in most companies. Employees paste contracts, code, and customer data into unapproved AI tools daily — each one a breach vector with no logging, no DLP, and no deletion guarantee. Amnesty works better than prohibition: declare the tools, grade the risk honestly, then approve safe paths. You cannot secure what you pretend is not there.

    Frequently asked questions

    Is the Shadow IT Amnesty form really anonymous?

    Yes. Your answers are scored by JavaScript in your own browser and stored only in your device's localStorage. Nothing is uploaded, sent, or tracked.

    Is this a security audit?

    No. This is a self-assessment, not an audit. The grade comes from a transparent rule-based scoring formula shown on the page.

    How is the risk grade calculated?

    You start at 100 points. Points are deducted per unsanctioned tool, per sensitive data type entered, and by company size band.

    What should I do if my grade is bad?

    The fastest wins: move sensitive work off personal AI accounts, get IT to approve one sanctioned tool per job, and set a simple policy people can actually follow.

    What is shadow AI?

    Shadow AI is any AI tool employees use without IT approval — personal ChatGPT accounts, free Copilot tiers, side Claude or Gemini usage.

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