The Shadow-Agent Problem: When Employees Deploy AI Agents Nobody Approved
Shadow agents are autonomous AI agents that employees spin up, buy, or wire into company systems without IT or security knowing. Unlike the
A. Reyes · May 29, 2026 · 12 min
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3 articles tagged "shadow agents".
Shadow Agents Are Already Inside Your Company. The Governance Scramble Has Begun.
Shadow agents are autonomous AI agents that employees deploy without IT or security approval, the agentic successor to shadow IT and shadow
R. Devi · Mar 22, 2026 · 12 min
The "Agent Sprawl" Problem and How to Contain It Before It Owns You
Agent sprawl is what happens when an organization buys, builds, and bolts on AI agents faster than it can track, govern, or pay for them. Wi
S. Bauer · Feb 7, 2026 · 15 min