B
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52%
52% -- share acknowledging data breach risk for companies with shadow IT (2025)
52% of companies with shadow IT acknowledge data breaches as a major risk associated with unauthorised tools.
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52%
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2025
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50
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Infosecurity Magazine
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Tier C
https://nexalab.io/blog/how-to-detect-shadow-saas-sprawl/ ↗
Source Article
How To Detect Shadow SaaS Sprawl In Your Organisation? - NexaLab Blog
Shadow SaaS sprawl occurs when your team members start using cloud-based software without going through the proper channels.
While their intentions are often good—they’re trying to be more productive—this can create unexpected problems for your business.
You might be wondering why this is happening …
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companies with shadow IT: 52% share acknowledging data breach risk. Source: Infosecurity Magazine (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/shadow-it-breach-risk-52pct
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