Employees Regularly Paste Company Secrets Into ChatGPT

TLDR

Employees risk data security by sharing sensitive information with ChatGPT, with 45% using generative AI tools and 22% pasting PII/PCI data. This raises compliance and data leakage concerns, as 82% of data shared is from unmanaged accounts. ChatGPT leads AI adoption in enterprises at 43%, while Microsoft Copilot sees low usage (2%). Security measures like enforced Single Sign-On are essential to mitigate risks.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/gen_ai_shadow_it_secrets/

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