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FEB 25, 2026 · 7 MIN
Strict AI usage policies are worthless if you have shadow AI usage
Your AI policy document has zero technical enforcement capability. Shadow AI is already inside your organization — and a PDF acknowledgment won't stop it. Here's what CISOs and security teams need to do instead.
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Feb 25, 2026 · 7 min
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Policy is a lazy man's AI security practice. Security teams should be implementing technical guardrails
A usage policy is a starting point, not a finish line. The security teams pulling ahead in AI governance are the ones pairing policy with technical controls that enforce it automatically with DLP guardrails
Feb 25, 2026 · 6 minStereos
Zero data retention: What it is, and why it's more effective than policy
A usage policy tells your employees not to feed sensitive data into AI tools. Zero data retention is a contractual commitment from your AI provider that they won't store it even if they do. Here's what security teams need to know.