Research for this article triggered childhood memories of the
epic cult series the Twilight Zone and the dark ominous
and almost demonic voice speaking to a young boy saying, "I am
the Shadow Man.and I will never harm the one under whose bed I
live".
Like the Shadow Man, shadow IT represents a menace that should
strike fear into company leaders. Like the boy, too many
organisations have a false sense of security when it comes to
shadow IT, thinking that the organisation could never be harmed by
it, and worse, too many organisation leaders are not even cognisant
of the shadow IT malice that lurks in organisations.
However, with training and awareness in place, you can easily
deal with the multiple threats and risks posed by shadow IT to your
organisation, and avoid the nastiness that comes with Shadow IT
adoption. Some policies may include an acceptable use policy, work
from home policy, bring your own device policy and also a legal
risk acceptance policy.
