Aurascape Recognized in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for AI Governance Technologies, 2026
Aurascape is listed as a Sample Vendor in the AI Usage Control category of the Gartner® Hype Cycle® for AI Governance Technologies, 2026. Read the report to see why usage control is where AI governance becomes real for security, IT, compliance, and CIO teams.
Why AI Usage Control anchors AI governance
The Hype Cycle for AI Governance Technologies maps the technologies turning AI governance from written policy into applied control. Among the categories it profiles is AI Usage Control, and Aurascape is listed as a Sample Vendor in that category.
Gartner defines the category simply: “AI usage control (AI-UC) is a technology to discover the use of third-party AI and enforce the security policies of an organization.”
Discovery plus enforcement is the pairing that matters: governance without either half is a document, not a control.
That pairing is why the category is the working end of AI governance for every team that owns a piece of it. Security gets policy enforced on the AI interaction itself, not just the destination. IT gets a live picture of the tools and accounts in use, including the sanctioned seats it pays for. Compliance gets evidence of adherence instead of assurances.
For CIOs, the case is adoption: usage control is what lets the organization say yes to AI, because every approved tool arrives with its controls attached. The report’s recommendation points the same direction: “Adopt AI Usage Control to improve the maturity of visibility and control capabilities beyond current security tools such as SASE and API security providers.”
40%
by 2028, loss of control, where agents pursue misaligned goals or act outside contstraints, will be the top concern for 40% of Fortune 1000 organizations
25%
by 2029, enterprises implementing AI governance will outperform ungoverned competitors in AI adoption by 25%
70%
by 2028, governance technologies will decrease regulatory compliance costs by 70%, enabling 10% more investment in strategic growth initiatives
Read why existing controls were not built for AI usage
Read the Report“Existing security controls typically focus on discovery for only one or two vectors of AI usage: web, API, applications or source code. Many current discovery tools treat AI applications as any other application, ignoring unique risks and integrations of AI in an organization’s environment. AI Usage Control provides fine-grained categorization and inspection of a user’s prompt for intent, enabling safe adoption of third-party applications while mitigating security risks.”
– John Watts, VP Analyst, Gartner
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Aurascape Solutions
- Discover and monitor AI Get a clear picture of all AI activity.
- Safeguard AI use Secure data and compliancy in AI usage.
- Secure Agentic AI Secure how your teams use AI and build AI agents.
- Copilot readiness Prepare for and monitor AI Copilot use.
- Coding assistant guardrails Accelerate development, safely.
- Frictionless AI security Keep users and admins moving.
- AI Governance & Compliance Move from AI policy to enforceable governance.