The Modern IT Professional’s Guide to Shadow IT
The Modern IT Professional’s Guide to Shadow IT
23 Pages"Shadow IT refers to IT activities within an organization that occur without IT department approval, including unapproved systems, devices, and applications. The guide highlights that 58% of IT managers use unapproved tools, underscoring the widespread issue across all employee levels. It details the forms shadow IT can take, such as unapproved communication tools and devices, and emphasizes the impact on an organization, including security risks, regulatory non-compliance, and financial waste. Offering statistics, case studies, and a quiz to assess shadow IT severity, the guide also provides a framework for managing shadow IT risks and strategies for evaluating tools to mitigate these risks."
