Cisco controls AI use through Secure Access, its security service edge, and governs third-party Microsoft 365 apps through Umbrella. AILeakShield brings AI discovery, control, prompt protection and governance together without steering traffic through an SSE.
What Cisco is: Cisco Secure Access (SSE) AI Access for shadow AI and AI Guardrails DLP, Cisco Umbrella, and Cisco AI Defense for AI applications companies build.
Yes means documented. Partial means limited, an add-on, a separate product or preview. Not documented means we could not find it in the vendor's public documentation; it does not mean the vendor has tested and failed it.
| Capability | AILeakShield | Cisco |
|---|---|---|
| Discover | ||
| AI websites used in the browser | YesBrowser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox with a risk-ranked AI catalog. | YesAI Access inspects web traffic to identify shadow AI, with risk scores. |
| Desktop AI apps and coding tools | YesFirewall and DNS log import, plus RMM software inventory for MSPs (NinjaOne; ConnectWise, Datto, Kaseya and N-able in beta). | Not documentedDesktop AI app discovery not found in public documentation. |
| AI apps connected to Microsoft 365 (OAuth) | YesRead-only Microsoft 365 connection lists AI apps users or admins have consented to. | YesUmbrella CASB Third-Party Apps lists apps with OAuth access to Microsoft 365; not AI-specific. |
| AI agents | YesAI agent tools on desktops and AI agents connected to Microsoft 365, such as meeting bots. | PartialAgent discovery and an MCP proxy announced in March 2026. |
| Control | ||
| Block or restrict unapproved AI tools | YesIn the browser, through a firewall blocklist feed (Palo Alto EDL, FortiGate, pfBlockerNG, RPZ) and in Microsoft 365 consent. | YesBlock or redirect requests to approved AI services. |
| Revoke AI app access in Microsoft 365 | YesAudited revoke of an AI app's Microsoft 365 grants. | YesBlocking a third-party app in Umbrella revokes its existing authorizations. |
| Protect | ||
| Inspect prompts for sensitive data | YesTyped and pasted prompt text, inspected before it is sent. | YesReal Time DLP and AI Guardrails rules for generative AI destinations. |
| Inspect files uploaded to AI | YesFiles attached to AI prompts are inspected before send. | PartialReal Time DLP covers uploads; AI Guardrails file coverage not confirmed in documentation. |
| Warn and require a typed justification | YesCoached warning; the reason is recorded in the audit log. | Not documentedMonitor or block with notification; a typed justification flow was not found. |
| Mask or redact sensitive values | PartialMasking is available in the AILeakShield secure AI workspace; on third-party AI sites the extension warns or blocks. | Not documentedNo prompt redaction found in documentation. |
| Custom sensitive terms | YesCustomer-defined terms such as project names and client lists. | YesCustom dictionaries and identifiers. |
| Comply | ||
| Built-in NIST AI RMF assessment | YesIncluded in every subscription. | Not documentedNo in-product NIST AI RMF assessment found. |
| AI policy library with staff acknowledgment | YesIndustry policy library with tracked staff acknowledgment. | Not documentedNo AI policy library with staff acknowledgment found. |
| Deploy and buy | ||
| No proxy, SSE or new browser required | Not requiredBrowser extension in the browsers staff already use, plus log import and a Microsoft 365 connection. | RequiredAI Access needs traffic steered through Cisco Secure Access. |
| Multi-tenant console for MSPs | YesPartner console with per-client isolation and policy templates. | YesMulti-customer management for MSPs, and long-standing Umbrella MSP consoles. |
Cisco: AI Access needs Cisco Secure Access traffic steering and at least one AI Guardrails DLP rule for discovery. Microsoft 365 third-party app discovery and revocation is in Cisco Umbrella. Cisco sources differ on which package includes generative AI DLP. Prices are not published.
AILeakShield: A browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, installed silently through Google Admin, Microsoft Intune, Group Policy or Jamf, plus firewall and DNS log import and an optional read-only Microsoft 365 connection. No proxy, no TLS inspection and no new browser. Everything is in one subscription, sold through IT providers and distribution including TD SYNNEX, with no seat minimum. Most organizations start in monitor mode.
AILeakShield can import Cisco Umbrella DNS logs to find desktop AI use, and it does not conflict with Secure Access or Umbrella enforcement.
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For AI governance and AI data protection, yes. Cisco Secure Access is a full security service edge for all traffic. AILeakShield covers only AI and works without steering traffic through an SSE.
Yes. AILeakShield imports DNS logs, including Umbrella exports, to find AI tools used outside the browser, such as desktop apps and coding tools.
Yes. They work at different layers and do not conflict.
From Cisco's public documentation and product pages, last checked October 21, 2026, with sources linked on this page. Where we could not find a capability documented, we say so rather than claiming it is missing. Vendors can contact us with corrections.
AILeakShield discovers all the AI in your environment, blocks the AI tools you have not approved, and keeps sensitive data out of the prompts sent to the ones you have.
