AI governance for small businesses showing Shadow AI risks and security controls A client reached out before rolling out AI. That changed everything. A client emailed me recently. Not because something broke.Not because there was a security issue. But because they are starting to use AI tools across their business and wanted to make sure they were doing it the right way. They have already been building workflows. Testing use cases. Figuring out where AI can help their team. N

Many small businesses assume Microsoft 365 is already secure. They have email. They have logins. They have access. So it must be handled. But once you start looking under the hood, that is usually not the case. Microsoft 365 is a powerful platform, but it is not secure or compliant by default. It has to be configured correctly, and what you can configure depends heavily on your licensing. This is a common issue I see with Microsoft 365 security for small business environments