Nudge Security Expands Platform as AI Governance Risks Soar

Nudge Security has announced a significant expansion of its SaaS and AI security governance platform, unveiling new capabilities to help enterprises manage the accelerating risks associated with workforce use of generative AI tools. 

New AI security features for monitoring, policy enforcement, and risk detection

Nudge Security was founded in 2022 and offers partners and customers a platform approach to security and governance across SaaS and AI environments.

The platform now includes AI conversation monitoring to detect sensitive data shared through interactions with tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Perplexity. Expanded usage monitoring provides visibility into daily active users by department, individual, and tool type, enabling IT and security teams to assess adoption trends across both approved and unsanctioned AI applications.

Browser-based policy enforcement

Nudge Security has introduced browser-level policy enforcement that delivers real-time guardrails as employees engage with AI tools. The capability aims to reinforce acceptable use policies and reduce inadvertent data leakage at the point of interaction.

New automation detects data-sharing integrations and OAuth/API grants that may silently give AI tools long-term access to sensitive corporate data. Consolidated vendor policy summaries further streamline compliance by outlining how AI and SaaS providers train and retain employees and handle customer data.

“The risk isn’t just in the AI tool itself – it’s in the access pathways employees create without considering the security implications,” said Jaime Blasco, CTO and co-founder of Nudge Security. “A single OAuth grant can give an AI vendor continuous access to your organization’s most sensitive data. Nudge Security makes these integrations visible and manageable for the first time.”

Automated playbooks to scale AI governance

The update also adds playbooks that automate ongoing governance activities, including tracking acknowledgements of acceptable use policies, revoking high-risk permissions, and orchestrating account removals.

AI adoption data reveals expanding SaaS ecosystem risks

Nudge Security data underscores how deeply AI has permeated enterprise SaaS environments. The company reports more than 1,500 unique AI tools discovered across customer organizations, with an average of 39 AI services in use per enterprise. 

Over half of SaaS apps list a major large language model provider as a subprocessor, and employees accumulate an average of 70 OAuth grants—many persisting long after initial authorization.

“As part of Notion’s commitment to secure AI adoption, we’ve built a governance framework that requires visibility into the tools our teams explore,” said JJ Macias, IT systems engineering manager at Notion. “Nudge Security provides this visibility and gives our compliance and legal teams aggregated data on emerging AI tools.”

Focus on workforce-driven AI risks and governance

The company emphasized that AI security risks are frequently introduced by employees who create AI agents, enable integrations, and adopt AI-powered SaaS features. The expanded platform is designed to engage users directly with timely guardrails that support secure decision-making while enabling innovation.

Nudge Security is offering a self-service free trial that delivers a full AI inventory—including historical apps, accounts, and integrations—within hours of activation. The trial requires no credit card or sales interaction and aims to give organizations immediate visibility into shadow AI across their environment.

The company’s website lists opportunities for MSPs, MSSPs, and VARs to work with the company and bring its platform technology to customers.