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G13 — Shadow AI discovery in Global Secure Access

  • Publisher: Microsoft Learn
  • Primary source: Shadow AI discovery in Global Secure Access
  • Observed: 2026-10-22 (Europe/Berlin session date)
  • Publication date: unknown — no reliable date established from the read
  • Updated date: unknown — no reliable date established from the read
  • Read status: opened and relevant section read through web tool
  • Evidence locator: How shadow AI discovery works; Access shadow AI discovery; comparison with Generative AI Insights
  • Evidence class: primary maintainer/provider guidance; not an independent impact study

Short evidence fragment

Shadow AI discovery helps mitigate these risks by revealing unsanctioned AI usage

Researcher’s reading note

Microsoft documents network-based discovery of generative AI applications using its app catalog, surfaced with usage and risk statistics.

Limits and use

App/network discovery is not an invoice or complete spend ledger; limited by traffic coverage and catalog matching. No claim that Knauf has this product or shadow AI spend.

Retention

This card preserves a short evidence fragment and an original reading note; full source text is not copied. FinOps/FOCUS adaptations should credit the FinOps Foundation / FOCUS as applicable (their pages state CC BY 4.0). Re-open mutable documentation before implementing controls.