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What Is Shadow AI? Detection and Control Checklist

A practical checklist to identify where shadow AI is already running and bring it under accountable governance.

Feb 22, 2026 2 min read Nat Currier

AI GovernanceSecurityOperations

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Trusted references that add context beyond nat.io and help you validate decisions faster.

OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications OWASP
Risk taxonomy useful for shadow-AI detection criteria.
AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) NIST
Governance structure for enterprise AI controls.

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Nat Currier

I have been building in tech since 1995 (31+ years professionally), with hands-on curiosity long before that. I am a digital explorer, culinary experimenter, and creative coder sharing practical lessons from real systems and real life.

I write practical short reads and deep implementation guides on AI systems, realtime architecture, reliability, and startup execution.

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