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Shadow IT

Technology used inside an organisation without IT's knowledge or approval, such as a team signing up to a tool on a credit card.

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Half the sales team's tools are shadow IT.

Why it matters to you.

It's how sensitive data ends up in tools nobody's checked. Often a sign the approved tools don't do the job.

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