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See DNS activity
Identify AI service domains in DNS requests from devices whose traffic passes through SIG.
Outcome: Services visible in DNS
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Shadow AI Governance
Visibility and policy control over employee AI tools. Shadow AI helps discover and classify AI service use through DNS requests passing Xcitium Secure Internet Gateway, then apply policy to those services.
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Shadow AI Governance
Discover AI services and govern their use
DNS requests through Xcitium Secure Internet Gateway help identify AI service use. Classify services, apply policy by tool or category, and review timestamped audit records; prompt text is not recorded.
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Classify services
Group discovered AI services by type, business function, and risk category.
Outcome: Service inventory
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Apply policy
Allow, monitor, or block use of a service or category.
Outcome: Allow, monitor, and block rules
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Review the audit trail
Review timestamped, hashed records of AI service activity and policy decisions.
Outcome: Audit records
Devices
CorporateBYODRemoteAllow
AI servicesMonitor
AI servicesBlock
AI servicesAudit trail
Hash and timeGoverned service use
Security teams apply policy to AI services visible through SIG and review activity records without prompt content.
Capabilities
Capabilities with a specific purpose
AI tool inventory from DNS requests
DNS requests through Xcitium Secure Internet Gateway identify and catalogue AI service domains. Visibility is based on DNS service metadata.
AI service classification
Tools can be grouped by business function and risk category. Check the catalogue source, label refresh, and correction of misclassification.
Allow/monitor/block by tool and category
Security teams can apply policy to an AI tool or category to allow, monitor, or block use. Validate policy application across user groups and DNS egress paths.
Hashed and timestamped audit records
AI service activity and policy decisions are recorded with hashes and timestamps; prompt text is not recorded.
Gateway DNS-layer enforcement
Shadow AI operates at the Secure Internet Gateway DNS layer and needs no separate endpoint agent. AI services can be discovered and governed on devices whose DNS requests pass through SIG.
Compare approaches
Managed agent lifecycle and Shadow AI visibility
| Consideration | Managed AI | Shadow AI Governance |
|---|---|---|
| Managed object | Agents built and approved by the organization. | AI tools and requests visible through DNS. |
| Primary operation | Create, configure with content, deploy, and manage agents. | Discover, classify, and govern usage. |
| Policy boundary | Agent role, permissions, and action scope. | DNS request and allow/monitor/block by tool or category. |
| Visibility limit | Evaluate agent response quality and risk with tested use cases. | Service metadata visible through SIG DNS; prompt content is not recorded. |
Before you start
Bound an AI visibility pilot
Define DNS routing for corporate, remote, and BYOD devices, and policies for known AI services.
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How do DNS requests from corporate, remote, and BYOD devices pass through SIG?
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How are AI service classifications and policy rules managed?
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Which metadata/hashes are retained, and how is the absence of raw content verified?
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How does allow/monitor/block policy apply to BYOD, contractors, and remote users?
Evidence for your evaluation
In practice
Seeing which AI tools employees use
A security team wants to understand which AI services employees reach. DNS requests through Xcitium SIG reveal service domains; prompt text is not recorded. The team can use the service inventory to set policy by tool or category.
What your team gains
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AI service domain visibility for devices whose DNS uses SIG.
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Central policy by tool or category.
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Timestamped activity records without capturing prompt content.
Before you decide
Questions, answered
What usage can Shadow AI see?
AI services can be discovered and classified when DNS requests pass through Xcitium Secure Internet Gateway.
What can its policy do?
Security teams can allow, monitor, or block use by tool or category.
Does the audit log store prompt content?
Prompt text is not recorded; AI service activity and policy decisions are included in hashed, timestamped audit records.
Next step
Discuss your requirements
Tell us about your environment and priorities to discuss the right solution, pilot scope and rollout in Azerbaijan.