How to manage shadow IT and reduce your attack surface

This sponsored article explains the rise of shadow IT—unauthorized tools and services used by employees—highlighting associated security, compliance, and cost risks, and citing statistics on its prevalence. It recommends a comprehensive mitigation approach that includes addressing root causes, employee education, clear policies, and technology for continuous asset discovery, emphasizing External Attack Surface Management (EASM). The piece promotes Outpost24’s EASM solution, noting its real-time discovery, prioritization capabilities, and integrations with AWS, Azure, Cortex XSOAR, Jira, and ServiceNow to streamline remediation and reduce organizational exposure.