Shadows Within Shadows: How AI is Challenging IT Teams
Adopting Zero Trust20 Maalis 2025

Shadows Within Shadows: How AI is Challenging IT Teams

In this episode of Adoption Zero Trust (AZT), host Neal Dennis and producer Elliot Volkman sit down with Bradon Rogers, Chief Customer Officer at Island, to discuss how AI is compounding the already existing problems tied to shadow IT. The conversation explores how modern enterprises handle the growing complexities of unregulated software use, the role of enterprise browsers in mitigating risks, and the dynamic between user experience and cybersecurity.

01:16 Shadows within shadows

04:15 AI in Approved Solutions

09:14 Enterprise Browser and Security

14:25 Transition to Browser-Based Applications

16:23 Enterprise Browser Capabilities

18:45 Data Protection and Shadow IT

24:39 Shepherding Data in the Enterprise Browser

25:17 Policy Perspectives on AI and Data Flow

28:16 Exploring SBOM and AI Integration

35:39 Browser Security and Application Boundaries

41:40 BYOD and Privacy Concerns

44:48 Third-Party Scenarios and Onboarding

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