Your employees have already adopted AI. The question is whether your organization knows where, how, and with which data.

While many companies are encouraging AI innovation, a new security challenge is emerging in parallel: Shadow AI. Employees are connecting AI tools faster than security teams can evaluate them, moving sensitive data into unmanaged applications, and creating blind spots that traditional security controls were never designed to see. Even organizations with mature AI strategies are discovering that sanctioned AI is only part of the story.

Join WatchGuard CISO Corey Nachreiner as he explores the real-world rise of Shadow AI, why it has become the next evolution of Shadow IT, and how attackers are increasingly exploiting cloud applications, identities, and unmanaged services instead of targeting traditional network perimeters.

You'll learn:

• Why visibility is the foundation of AI governance
• How users are bypassing IT today
• What practical steps security teams and MSPs can take to regain control without slowing innovation
• How WatchGuard Cloud Detection and Response (CloudDR) helps MSPs and organizations discover unmanaged cloud and AI applications, identify risky configurations and identity threats, and continuously monitor cloud environments at scale

If you're trying to embrace AI without creating new security blind spots, this session will show you how to see the risks you can't currently see.

Employees are increasingly adopting AI tools, working across unsecured networks, and bypassing established security practices, often without their organization's knowledge. The result is a growing class of cybersecurity risks that traditional security controls alone cannot address.

Join Marc Laliberte, Director of Security Operations at WatchGuard, for an exclusive look at the findings from the 2026 Cybersecurity Hygiene Report. Drawing on research from employees at SMBs across multiple global markets, Marc will unpack the rise of Shadow AI, persistent cyber hygiene challenges, and the visibility gaps that put businesses at risk.

For MSPs, these findings represent both a challenge and an opportunity. As customers struggle to govern AI usage, enforce security policies, and manage human risk, MSPs are uniquely positioned to expand their role as trusted security advisors. Marc will discuss how partners can help customers improve visibility, strengthen cybersecurity hygiene, and reduce risk before it leads to a breach.

IT leaders and security professionals will also gain practical insights into the employee behaviors driving today's threats and the steps organizations can take to improve governance, accountability, and resilience.

In this webinar, you'll learn:

• What the data reveals about the rapid growth of Shadow AI in the workplace
• The employee behaviors creating the greatest cybersecurity risk for SMBs
• Why traditional security controls often fail to address human-driven risk
• How MSPs can turn cyber hygiene challenges into higher-value security conversations
• Practical recommendations for improving visibility, governance, and organizational resilience

Whether you're an MSP looking to deliver greater strategic value or an IT leader working to reduce human-driven risk, this session will provide actionable insights to help you stay ahead of emerging cybersecurity challenges.

AI should do more than generate answers. It should help MSPs make better decisions.

Many MSPs are experimenting with AI, but isolated tools and generic prompts often create more noise than value. Without the right questions, workflows, and operational foundation, AI can become another disconnected technology to manage rather than a meaningful driver of security and growth.

This webinar explores five practical AI prompts every MSP should know, and how to apply them across security, service delivery, operations, and business strategy.

Key highlights:

• Reduce customer risk by identifying threats and priorities faster
• Minimize labor by simplifying analysis and repetitive operational tasks
• Increase scale without adding equivalent headcount or complexity
• Prove security and service performance with clearer insights
• Expose customer needs, revenue opportunities, and paths to growth