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02 — Usage Control

Secure AI Tool Usage

Employees use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, and dozens of other AI tools every day. A single prompt can unintentionally expose customer data, source code, API keys, or confidential business information. Usage Control inspects every prompt, paste, and upload before it leaves your organization — redacting or blocking sensitive data in real time.

Generative AI is one of the fastest-growing enterprise risks

Employees routinely paste sensitive material into public AI tools — almost always by accident. Once it reaches an external platform, you lose visibility and control over how that data is processed, retained, or shared.

What Employees Paste Every Day

Customer support tickets
Source code
SQL queries
Production logs
Financial reports
HR documents
Legal contracts
Internal strategy documents

Usage Control prevents these incidents before they happen.

Enable AI adoption without sacrificing governance

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Detect

Sensitive Data Detection

PIIPHIFinancial InfoCustomer RecordsAPI KeysPasswordsCredentialsAccess Tokens

Scan

File Inspection

PDFWordExcelPowerPointCSVImagesZIP ArchivesSource Code

Configure

Custom AI Policies

By DepartmentBy AI PlatformBy Data ClassificationBy File TypeBy User Risk

Monitor

Live Visibility

Total AI RequestsActive UsersBlocked PromptsRedacted RequestsPolicy Violations

Govern

Enterprise Governance

Role-Based AccessSingle Sign-OnAudit LogsApproval WorkflowsPolicy Templates

Alert

Real-Time Alerts

Source Code DetectionAPI KeysCredit CardsExcessive AI UsageSlack · Teams · SIEM

Comply

Compliance

SOC 2ISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI DSSNIST

Deploy

Enterprise Deployment

Browser ExtensionDesktop AgentSecure GatewayCloudOn-PremisesHybrid
Real-Time Prompt Inspection

Sensitive data never makes it past the scan

Every outbound prompt is analyzed within milliseconds — before it reaches an AI platform. Clean, everyday questions pass straight through with no disruption.

SSN PatternRedacted
API KeyRedacted
General QuestionClear
Customer ListRedacted
Credit Card #Redacted
Source CodeRedacted
Employee PromptsDLP ScanDelivered to AI Tool
0 redacted0 delivered

Smart redaction, not blanket blocking

Instead of killing productivity, Usage Control intelligently removes only the sensitive values while preserving prompt context — so employees still get a useful AI response, and confidential information never leaves the organization.

Original prompt:
"Generate a response for customer John Smith. SSN: 123-45-6789. Account Number: 8392819."
Sent to AI:
"Generate a response for customer ██████████. SSN: ███-██-████. Account Number: ███████."
3 sensitive values redacted before sending

Know immediately when sensitive data is shared

Every redaction and flag streams into a live feed — so you always know what's being shared with AI tools and what's being stopped.

dlp-scan --all-tools --verbose0 flagged
Use Cases

Built for every team with something to protect

01

Software Engineering

Prevent developers from exposing proprietary source code, architecture diagrams, or credentials.

02

Customer Support

Automatically remove customer identifiers before agents use AI to draft responses or summaries.

03

Finance

Protect financial reports, forecasts, and payment details during AI-assisted analysis.

04

Human Resources

Ensure employee records, compensation, and performance data remain protected.

05

Legal

Prevent contracts, litigation documents, and privileged communications from leaving the org.

06

Research & Development

Safeguard proprietary algorithms and product roadmaps while enabling AI-assisted work.

Why Choose Usage Control

Enable AI innovation without compromising security

  • Built specifically for enterprise AI security
  • Protects prompts, pasted content, and uploaded files
  • Works across all major AI assistants
  • Prevents accidental data leakage
  • Intelligent redaction instead of unnecessary blocking
  • Complete audit trail for every AI interaction
  • Enterprise-ready deployment and governance
  • Flexible policy engine for every department
How It Works

From prompt to protected — in four steps

Step 1

Watch

Outbound requests to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI tools are monitored.

Step 2

Scan

Prompts and files are checked against sensitive-data patterns in real time.

Step 3

Decide

Clean content passes through untouched. Sensitive content is flagged for action.

Step 4

Redact & Alert

Sensitive data is redacted or blocked, and logged to your live monitoring feed.

Common Questions

Before you ask

Does this block ChatGPT and Claude entirely?

No — employees can keep using ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other approved AI tools. We inspect what's being shared, not the tools themselves.

What counts as sensitive data?

Patterns like SSNs, API keys, credit card numbers, credentials, and other sensitive-data types your team defines through custom policies.

What happens when something gets flagged?

It's redacted or blocked before it reaches the AI tool, and logged to your live monitoring feed so your team has a full record.

Can we set different rules for different teams?

Yes. Custom policies can target department, AI platform, data classification, file type, or user risk — with actions ranging from allow to redact to block.

Enable AI Innovation, Not Data Loss

See it protect a real prompt, live

Request a demo and we'll show you Usage Control detecting, redacting, and governing AI interactions in real time — from the first prompt to the final response.