THE AI DATA RISK

The Biggest AI Security Risk is Data Exposure

AI can reach, use, and expose sensitive data faster than security teams can respond.

Sensitive data everywhere

Sensitive Data Flows Into AI

Employees can upload prompts, files, screenshots, and business data into GenAI tools, including unsanctioned shadow AI.

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Approved AI Can Overreach

Copilots and agents can inherit broad access, retrieve sensitive data, and assemble context no single user was meant to see.

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Policies Are Hard to Enforce

AI governance policies only work if teams know what data AI is using, whose data it is, and whether that use should be allowed or blocked.

WHAT WE DO

Find AI Data Risk. Take Action. Prove Control.

Lightbeam connects sensitive data to identity, access, and business context, then turns that context into enforceable policies that reduce risk.

AI risk starts with the data it can reach.

Lightbeam maps sensitive data to identity, purpose, and risk, then enforces guardrails for AI use.

  • . Assess AI data risk
  • . Block unauthorized AI use
  • . Redact sensitive AI exposure
  • . Revoke risky access
  • . Minimize unnecessary data
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STOP
Stop Shadow AI

Discover unauthorized AI use and block sensitive data from flowing into unsanctioned GenAI tools, copilots, and AI apps.

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SECURE
Apply AI Data Security Policies

Classify, label, and control sensitive data so approved AI tools use the right data safely.                                     |

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ENFORCE
Enforce Least Privilege AI Access

Reduce excessive access for users, applications, copilots, agents, and third-party SaaS AI before AI amplifies exposure.

Beyond Traditional AI Security

Lightbeam applies data-aware AI guardrails to detect shadow AI use, protect approved AI tools, and enforce governance policies across sensitive data.

The Lightbeam Advantage

  • Block Unauthorized AI Use

    Monitor and block sensitive data going to shadow AI tools and unauthorized GenAI platforms.

  • Protect Approved AI Tools

    Secure sensitive data used by copilots, RAG workflows, GenAI platforms, and AI agents.

  • Classify and Label Data for AI

    Identify sensitive, non-sensitive, real, and synthetic data to control AI ingestion and use.

  • Enforce AI Governance Policies

    Apply policies by user, agent, data type, sensitivity, entity profile, destination, threshold, and risk.

Traditional Industry Approach

  • Tool-Centric Visibility

    Many tools monitor prompts or applications without understanding sensitive data involved.

  • Limited Shadow AI Control

    Unauthorized AI use discovered after sensitive data already left company control.

  • Weak Data Context

    Policies often lack identity, sensitivity, business purpose, entity context.

  • Manual Investigation

    Teams manually determine what was shared, who prompted it, and what risk it created.

The solutions we deliver

AI Guardrails That Reduce Data Risk

Lightbeam helps security, privacy, and governance teams take action on the data risks AI can amplify.

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AI Security

Discover shadow AI, inspect prompts and files, block sensitive data exposure, redact risky AI interactions, and audit every policy action.

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Data Security Posture Management

Find sensitive data, understand risk, and reduce exposure across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem environments.

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Access Governance

Revoke excessive access so users, applications, copilots, and AI agents only reach the sensitive data they need.

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Data Classification

Classify, label, and govern sensitive data for security, privacy, and AI use.

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Privacy Operations

Connect sensitive data to identity, purpose, consent, retention, and regulatory obligations.

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Data Retention

Minimize stale, redundant, and risky data before AI can use or expose it.

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Breach & Ransomware

Understand whose data is exposed and reduce the blast radius of data incidents.

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Insider Risk

Detect risky access, sharing, and data exposure before it becomes a business problem.

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Gartner Peer Insights

"They have been very helpful with getting everything set up and have gone above and beyond to meet the needs of our organization and security posture. They continue to make changes and improvements based on feedback."

Manager, Legal and Compliance

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Regulations we help you meet

Protecting Data and People in the AI Era

Lightbeam helps teams prove how sensitive data is governed, protected, and used across AI, privacy, and compliance workflows.

Customers

Why Leaders Choose Lightbeam

 

  • Information Technology
  • Fintech
  • Financial Services
  • Technology
  • Healthcare

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Vendors evaluated before selecting Lightbeam

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Deployed in GCP and scanning within 2 hours

“Lightbeam gives us the ability to scan, classify, categorize, and label data so we can ensure that data does not go into areas it does not need to, including AI models.”

Patrick McKinney VP of Security, Invisible Technologies
Resources

Key Resources & Upcoming Events

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Upcoming Event

October 26, 2026 | Austin, TX, US

FS-ISAC- 2026 Americas Fall Summit

Lightbeam will be at FS-ISAC Fall Summit 2026, and we’d love to meet you there. Visit Lightbeam at booth #59

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Blog

Why Your Risk Score Should Be Your First Security Metric

Security teams are burning out. Not because they lack skill, strategy, or commitment, but because they're stuck fighting a rigged game.

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Report

Unlocking the Power of AI

AI fuels growth, but 72% cite data exposure as the top risk, demanding better security, governance, and privacy controls.

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Read what others are saying

G2 Crowd

"Lightbeam is an excellent data privacy automation platform I've used for a few months. What I like best is its ability to help me automate privacy compliance and security tasks, and provide a 360-degree view of sensitive data sprawl. The platform's user interface is also easy to use and navigate, even for someone who's not very tech-savvy like myself."

Sudesh R. Competitive Programming Lead
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