Chris Morosco, VP, Head of Marketing at Aurascape
August 1st, 2025

Security teams have long been the unsung heroes of every technological transformation.

From the rise of the internet to the shift to the cloud and the explosion of SaaS, each wave has chipped away at centralized infrastructure and introduced new blind spots. And each time, it was the security team that stepped into the chaos—regaining visibility, restoring control, and building the frameworks that enabled the business to move forward with confidence. 

Now, with the rise of generative AI and embedded agents, the pattern is repeating. But this shift is different. 

AI is being adopted at a rate that puts previous transitions to shame—by individuals, departments, and applications—often before the security team has a chance to evaluate the risks. But unlike past shifts, this isn’t just about infrastructure or deployment changes.

AI introduces a fundamentally new type of risk: autonomous behavior, opaque decision-making, and data interactions that happen outside of user control. AI agents can now act on their own. They’re embedded in websites, chatbots, and SaaS platforms. And these agents often go undetected by traditional security tools, which treat them as ordinary web traffic.

The pace is faster. The stakes are higher. And once again, security teams are being called on to protect the enterprise—without slowing it down. 

At Aurascape, we’ve built our platform specifically for this moment. It’s no longer enough to inspect web traffic or log prompts after the fact. Organizations need real-time visibility and control over how AI is being used—and they need it across the entire enterprise. Aurascape delivers that AI-native insight and enforcement. 

But this shift also unlocks something entirely new: the ability to use AI to extend security beyond IT. For the first time, security teams can empower business units with safe, role-based access to AI activity, risk insights, and policy controls—without ever giving up centralized oversight. It’s a new model of distributed self-governance made possible by AI. 

That’s why we built Auri™. 

Auri is a new capability within the Aurascape platform that gives IT, CXOs, and department leaders secure, natural language access to AI usage, risk signals, and policy insights—without requiring them to navigate a console or learn a query language. It enables teams across HR, Legal, Business Development, and Compliance to independently investigate their group’s AI activity, monitor for potential violations, and define department-level policy needs. All of it happens within the global guardrails managed by IT. 

Auri gives every team a practical, secure, and self-service way to engage in AI governance—without compromising centralized control. 

Auri makes it easy for department heads to ask questions about their team’s AI usage without requiring any technical knowledge.

To understand the impact Auri can have, imagine this: 

A major data leak hits the news—an AI chatbot embedded in a widely used SaaS tool has exposed sensitive enterprise data. The twist? Most companies didn’t even know there was an AI agent operating inside the app. Traditional security tools didn’t detect it. Now organizations everywhere are scrambling to figure out whether they’ve been affected. 

But a security admin at a company protected by Aurascape doesn’t panic. He simply opens Auri and types: “Were we affected by the incident reported today?” Within seconds, Auri responds—eight interactions were blocked, two embedded chatbots were identified, and no data exposure occurred. What would have taken hours—or days—to investigate manually is now surfaced instantly. 

Instant answers during high-stakes moments. Auri confirms blocked activity and relevant context with no console navigation required.

Meanwhile, the company’s CISO is on the way to a board meeting. He knows the incident will come up. In the past, he would have pinged his team, waited for a summary, and walked in with a partial answer. Not anymore. He opens Auri on his phone and asks: “Show me a chart that proves we were protected from this incident.”

Auri generates a clean visual with blocked activity, app details, and talking points—just in time for the CISO to step into the meeting prepared and confident.

The next day, a VP of Business Development has been working on a confidential acquisition and heard about the news from a colleague. Most people are unaware of the deal, including IT. Concerned about accidental exposure, she opens Auri on her mobile device and asks: “Has anyone on my team referenced the M&A project in any AI tool?”

Auri returns a simple summary—one blocked instance, no data shared. The VP moves forward without escalating to IT or raising unnecessary alarms.  

This moment represents more than a new feature. It marks a structural change in how enterprise security can work.

In every previous shift—from on-prem to cloud, from private apps to SaaS—organizations had no choice but to centralize visibility and control within IT. Only the security team had the tools, knowledge, and permissions to manage the risk. 

But today, that model evolves. 

With the emergence of AI-native platforms like Aurascape—and the introduction of purpose-trained large language models for security—organizations can finally extend visibility and governance safely across the business. Teams and departments can now ask questions, receive answers, and take action in natural language, within IT’s defined boundaries. It’s not hypothetical. It’s here. 

Auri gives every team a voice, a tool, and a practical framework to govern AI responsibly—without friction. 

This is a breakthrough not just for security professionals, but for employees across the enterprise. For the first time, they’re no longer dependent on IT tickets or quarterly audits to understand how AI is being used. They can self-govern, with clarity and confidence. 

And this isn’t a vision for the future. It’s real. It’s available. It’s called Auri. 

With Auri, enterprises finally have a way to match the pace of AI adoption with a model of governance that’s just as dynamic.

One that empowers people, aligns with security, and puts AI to work securing AI. It’s a revolution in how organizations share responsibility for risk—where every team can act confidently, and security stays in control. 

Auri is available today. Visit aurascape.ai to learn more. 

Heading to Black Hat? Come by Booth # 6726  to meet the team and experience Auri for yourself.