Acium vs. Legacy Security
The AI Governance Gap

Firewalls see traffic. EDR sees processes. CASB sees sanctioned SaaS. DLP scans files. None of them see the AI interaction layer. Acium is the governance layer for the point where people, agents, and business data interact with AI.

Where Legacy Tools Lack Visibility

EDR operates at the OS level. SWG inspects network traffic and only sees activity that flows through it. Neither was built to govern the AI interaction layer, where employees and agents actually use AI and share data.

Legacy EDR & SWG

  • Limited visibility into AI usage across everyday work
  • No discovery of Shadow AI and unmanaged accounts
  • No data-sharing control at the point of use
  • No way to verify human versus agent activity
  • No audit-ready evidence of AI governance controls

Acium AI Governance

  • Visibility into approved and unapproved AI usage
  • Shadow AI discovery across tools and accounts
  • Data-sharing controls before content reaches unauthorized models
  • Human versus agent verification with ICF
  • Audit-ready evidence for AI governance
CapabilityACIUMEDRSWG
AI Usage Visibility
Shadow AI Discovery
Data-Sharing Control at Point of Use
Human vs Agent Verification
Audit-Ready AI Governance Evidence

The Acium Advantage

Govern AI where work actually happens, with visibility and control at the last-mile AI interaction layer.

AI Usage and Shadow AI Visibility

Discover approved and unapproved AI usage, including Shadow AI, and understand adoption patterns across everyday work.

Real-Time Data-Sharing Controls

Enforce data-sharing policies before sensitive content reaches unauthorized models or accounts, applied at the point of use.

Verification and Audit Evidence

Verify human versus agent activity with the Information Coherence Framework, and produce audit-ready reporting from a single console.

Frequently Asked Questions

EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) operates at the operating system level, monitoring file system changes, process execution, and system calls. It sees processes, not the AI interaction layer. It was not designed to show which AI tools employees are using, which usage is Shadow AI, what data is being shared with models or accounts, or whether a human or an agent is acting. That leaves an AI governance gap exactly where AI adoption is happening first.
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) and Cloud Access Security Brokers (CASB) inspect network traffic between the user and cloud services, and CASB focuses on sanctioned SaaS. They only see activity that flows through them, so AI usage through unmanaged browsers, personal accounts, or direct SaaS access can remain outside their visibility. Acium adds visibility and data-sharing control at the last-mile AI interaction layer, where employee and agent AI use actually happens.
VPNs and SASE solutions secure the network path between users and applications, but they offer little insight into what happens at the AI interaction layer itself. Acium provides an AI governance layer that gives security and IT teams visibility into AI usage including Shadow AI, real-time data-sharing controls, human versus agent verification, and audit-ready reporting, complementing rather than replacing network-level security.

Govern AI where work actually happens.

Make AI adoption visible, governed, and accountable with Acium, without blocking productive AI use.