Guides to protecting company data in AI tools
Practical guides for small teams: stop employees leaking company and customer data to ChatGPT and other AI tools, with or without a security team.
Inveil is data loss prevention (DLP) for AI. It checks prompts, files and screenshots on each device before they reach AI tools.
Smaller companies are more likely to put customer data into public AI tools
A 2026 survey found staff at smaller companies are more likely to enter customer data into public AI tools. Here is what that means for a small team without a security department.
Read the guide →How to stop employees pasting customer data into ChatGPT
People paste customer data into AI tools to get work done, not to cause harm. Here is what actually reduces it.
Read the guide →How to stop screenshots with personal info going to AI tools
A screenshot is the fastest way to show an AI a problem. It is also the easiest way to send it an email address, a card number or an API key.
Read the guide →What is shadow AI, and how do you stop it?
Shadow AI is the AI tools your team uses without the business knowing. Here is how common it is and what to do about it.
Read the guide →What to put in an AI usage policy for a small business
You do not need a 20-page document. You need a short policy people understand, and a control that backs it up.
Read the guide →A Microsoft Purview alternative for small businesses protecting AI use
Microsoft Purview is built for organisations that run a Microsoft compliance stack. If your main worry is data going into AI tools, you may need something much smaller.
Read the guide →AI data protection for small business: where to start
You do not need an enterprise security stack to use AI safely. You need to know where your data can leak and put one sensible control in the way.
Read the guide →How to stop employees leaking company data to AI: a practical guide
Banning AI does not work and a policy alone does not either. This is the short list of what does, in the order to do it.
Read the guide →How to stop API keys and secrets leaking into Cursor, Copilot and ChatGPT
An API key in a pasted stack trace is easy to miss and hard to take back. Here is how it happens and how to stop it.
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