How Shadow Defend Compares
DLP, CASBs, and written policies all have a role. None were built for the browser-prompt surface, especially personal-account AI sessions that bypass your proxy and identity layer. Here's the honest breakdown.
"Limited" means the tool can partially address the capability with significant configuration or gaps. "Partial" means it captures some audit data but not a per-AI-interaction record. Shadow Defend runs alongside your existing DLP and CASB. It fills the browser-based AI blind spot they don't cover.
When to use what
Keep your DLP. It still owns email and endpoint data movement. Add Shadow Defend for the AI surface DLP can't see.
Keep your CASB. It governs sanctioned SaaS access. Shadow Defend governs what people do inside AI tools once they're there.
Replace manual policies with enforcement. 83% of organizations that allow AI already have a written AI policy (PYMNTS 2025), but a written policy only works if you can prove it's followed. Shadow Defend turns policy into evidence.