Post by SANS Institute

Most organizations respond to AI risk the same way. Block it. Restrict it. Write a policy that says no. It feels like risk management. In practice, SANS field assessments show it doesn't reduce AI usage. It drives it underground, into the tools nobody approved, connected to data nobody inventoried, used by employees who had no other option. You can't govern what you can't see. The SANS AI Security Maturity Model™ was built around that reality. Unmonitored prohibition is a Stage 2 condition, not a control. A block-based policy is a gap with paperwork on top. The model gives security teams a practical path from prohibition to governance. Five stages. Three pillars. Evidence-based scoring and industry-adjusted weighting for financial services, healthcare, government, critical infrastructure, education, and tech. Visibility is where governance starts. The eBook shows you how to get there. #AI #AIGovernance #SecurityLeadership