Question 1

What is shadow AI and how do I find it in my company?

Accepted Answer

Shadow AI refers to AI tools used by employees without formal IT approval or governance oversight — including consumer ChatGPT, Claude.ai, browser-based Copilot, and dozens of AI-powered SaaS features. Ethira discovers shadow AI automatically using browser monitoring, DNS scanning, and SSO data, giving every tool a named owner and risk flag within minutes.

Question 2

How do I govern AI agent MCP tool access in my organisation?

Accepted Answer

Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI agents call external tools — databases, APIs, file systems — at runtime. Ethira maps every agent's MCP tool connections in real time, flags over-permissioned access, and maintains a governance-grade audit trail of every tool call tied to a named human.

Question 3

How do I prove AI accountability and create an audit trail for AI tools and agents?

Accepted Answer

Proving AI accountability requires three things: a live inventory where every tool and agent has a named owner, a governance-grade audit trail that records every access decision and policy action tied to a real human (not just raw system logs), and evidence that scope was enforced — so when an auditor or regulator asks, you can show exactly who approved what, when, and what happened when something drifted out of scope. Ethira provides all three out of the box, covering shadow AI tools, MCP-connected agents, and third-party vendor AI systems.

Question 4

How does Ethira handle third-party AI risk (TPRM)?

Accepted Answer

Ethira automates the entire vendor AI risk lifecycle — discovering vendors from contracts, browser monitoring, and spend data; running pre-screening and risk scoring; orchestrating questionnaires and evidence collection; and maintaining continuous monitoring. Every step is automated so your team governs vendors instead of chasing them.

Question 5

How does Ethira attribute AI costs by team?

Accepted Answer

Ethira pulls AI spend data from AWS Bedrock, Anthropic, OpenAI, and other providers and maps it against your organisational inventory — showing total AI spend broken down by team, system, and cost centre. No FinOps tool replacement required.

AI without accountability is an unnamed liability