--- title: Shadow AI Is Already Here — Webinar Recap | Keystrike description: 98% of organizations already have shadow AI. Watch Keystrike CTO Dr. Ymir Vigfusson on the practical governance moves executives must make in the next months. --- [![Keystrike](https://lp.keystrike.com/hubfs/New%20Branding%20Assets/keystrike-logo.svg)](https://www.keystrike.com) Webinar Recap · July 1, 2026 # Shadow AI Is Already Here. How Do We Turn On The Lights? Dr. Ymir Vigfusson, CTO and Co-Founder of Keystrike, mapped the true scale of unsanctioned AI inside modern organizations, why bans backfire, and the practical governance moves executives must make in the next few months. [Watch the Replay](https://lp.keystrike.com/shadowai-recap#video) [Schedule a 30 minute Executive Briefing](https://lp.keystrike.com/shadowai-recap#exec-brief) ![Shadow AI webinar — speaker, keyboard, and data center](https://lp.keystrike.com/hubfs/Group%201171275058.png) Full Webinar Recording ## Watch the Replay Missed it live or want to revisit the key moments? Watch the full 48 minute session below. Your browser does not support the video tag. What We Covered ## Key Takeaways from the Webinar Dr. Vigfusson walked through why shadow AI is already inside your organization, what it is costing you, and the specific priority actions to take back control without killing innovation. ### Shadow AI Is Universal 98% of organizations already have some form of shadow AI. The median enterprise runs 14 AI tools; IT teams see only 4 or 5. 88% of employees have shared work data with a public AI. ### Bans Do Not Work 66% of employees using unapproved AI say they would keep going even if told to stop. 77% believe restrictions hurt their career growth. Banning drives usage underground, not away. ### The Payoff Is Real Median 6.4 hours saved per worker per week. 81% of AI pilots reach payback, and 41% return their investment inside the first year. Executives now treat AI as a business enabler. ### Governance Is Where Pilots Die 44% of failed AI pilots fail because of governance issues. Only 12% of executives believe their AI governance committee is actually effective at guiding implementation. ### Agentic AI Multiplies Risk One runaway agent produced a $500M token bill. Incidents involving agentic AI cost $670,000 more on average, per IBM X-Force. Data exfiltration is the fastest growing attack vector. ### The Executive Is On The Hook GDPR, the EU AI Act, NIS2 and DORA all route accountability to the C-suite. Delegated committees without visibility will not protect the CIO, CISO, or CEO when the fine lands. How Keystrike Works ## See Every AI Action. Govern Every AI Session. The Keystrike AI Protector gives you a single control plane over every AI tool, agent, and dataset in your organization. Discover what is running today, register the sanctioned use cases, and route every AI request through a policy aware gateway. - Discover every AI tool in use via logs, endpoints, and OAuth grants - Registry of every sanctioned use case, owner, data class, and risk score - Central AI gateway for routing, DLP, prompt injection, and observability - Conditional access so the gateway is the only path in and out [See It in Action →](https://lp.keystrike.com/shadowai-recap#exec-brief) ![Keystrike](https://lp.keystrike.com/hubfs/New%20Branding%20Assets/keystrike-logo.svg) User / Agent ↓ Keystrike AI Gateway ↓ Policy + DLP Check ↓ Approved LLM / SaaS Shadow AI risks blocked at the gateway Data Exfiltration Prompt Injection Overbroad OAuth Free Assessment ## How Much Shadow AI Is In Your Organization? Map your unsanctioned AI exposure. A quick self assessment to benchmark where you stand on discovery, registry coverage, gateway control, and AI governance maturity. [Take the Assessment](https://keystrike-remote-access-exposure.scoreapp.com/p/home) Takes about 3 minutes. No email required to start. Next Step ## Schedule a 30 minute Executive Briefing See how the Keystrike AI Protector turns on the lights inside your environment. We will walk through your AI footprint, show a live demo of the discovery, registry, and gateway stack, and answer every question from the webinar you did not get to ask. [Book a Meeting →](mailto:contact@keystrike.com?subject=Executive%20Brief%20Request%20-%20Shadow%20AI%20Webinar) 30 minutes No commitment Tailored to your stack Your Input Matters ## Help Shape Our Next Webinar Tell us what you thought and what you want to hear about next. Your feedback directly shapes the topics we cover. [![Keystrike](https://lp.keystrike.com/hubfs/New%20Branding%20Assets/keystrike-logo.svg)](https://www.keystrike.com) Privacy Policy Terms of Service [Contact](mailto:contact@keystrike.com) © 2026 Keystrike. All rights reserved.