Shadow IT

Shadow IT isn't apps anymore. It's unmanaged access.

Discover unsanctioned apps, integrations, automations, and agent-connected tools before they create unmanaged access risk.

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SaaS audit APIs
OAuth grants
Okta / Entra
Browser and app signals
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Shadow IT inventory
App ownership map
OAuth risk review
Access right-sizing
The problem
status: broken

Shadow IT isn't apps anymore. It's unmanaged access.

Employees adopt SaaS tools, browser extensions, workflow automations, and AI-connected apps to move faster. Many are introduced outside procurement, IT, or security review, but still connect to business systems, receive OAuth grants, inherit user permissions, and access sensitive data. That turns Shadow IT into more than a visibility gap. It becomes an unmanaged access layer where unknown tools can read data, trigger actions, sync information, and expand the organization's attack surface without security context.

  • symptom
    Unknown apps

    Employees adopt SaaS tools and browser-based apps before security has reviewed them.

  • symptom
    Hidden OAuth grants

    Unsanctioned tools gain access through user-delegated permissions that are difficult to track manually.

  • symptom
    Unmanaged automations

    Workflow tools and integrations move data between apps without clear ownership, scope, or review.

  • symptom
    No access context

    Security teams cannot easily see which tools connect to sensitive data, which users authorized them, or whether the access still makes sense.

The Wing solution
status: solved

Wing discovers shadow IT across your SaaS and AI environment, maps the access behind it, and brings unmanaged tools into security control.

  1. 01
    DISCOVER
    Find unsanctioned apps, tools, and integrations

    Wing continuously identifies SaaS tools, browser-based apps, workflow automations, integrations, and agent-connected tools across the organization.

  2. 02
    MAP
    Connect tools to users, identities, and access

    Wing maps each tool to the user who authorized it, the identity behind it, the permissions it holds, and the apps or data it can reach.

  3. 03
    CLASSIFY
    Prioritize Shadow IT by real risk

    Wing adds organizational context to show which tools are business-critical, which are unmanaged, and which create the highest access risk.

  4. 04
    CONTROL
    Bring Shadow IT into security workflows

    Wing helps security teams review risky tools, right-size access, route approvals, and bring unmanaged usage back into policy.

How it looks in practice

A diagram, not a deck.

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Inside the workflow

Sources → Wing agents → outcomes.

SOURCES
  • SaaS audit APIs
  • OAuth grants
  • Okta / Entra
  • Browser and app signals
  • Workflow automations
  • Agent registries
AGENTS
  • Observability Agent
  • Control Agent
  • Enforcement Agent
  • Claude
  • Copilot
OUTCOMES
  • Shadow IT inventory
  • App ownership map
  • OAuth risk review
  • Access right-sizing
  • Policy alignment
  • Executive risk view
Value Wing delivers
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shadow IT tools discovered in first scan
[x]
OAuth grants reviewed for unmanaged access
[x]
high-risk tools prioritized for access review
"Wing helped us move beyond a list of unsanctioned apps. We could finally see which tools had access, who approved them, and what needed to be brought back under control."
· Security leader, enterprise organization

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