AI Security
AI Security in Saudi Arabia: Control Shadow AI and Protect Your Data
Your staff already use ChatGPT, Copilot and other AI tools, often without IT knowing. Waves Telecom helps Saudi companies see which AI tools are in use, stop sensitive data leaking into them, and protect the AI apps they build, with Sophos, Fortinet, Microsoft and Cisco.
- Shadow AI discovery
- AI data leak prevention
- Sophos, Fortinet, Microsoft and Cisco partner
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150+companies passed Aramco CCC
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Why AI security matters now
Staff paste contracts, price lists, customer data and source code into public AI tools to work faster. Once it is sent, that data has left your control, and it may be stored outside Saudi Arabia. Sophos reports that 75% of employees use AI tools their employer has not approved.
- Data leakage: customer personal data or confidential documents shared with AI tools.
- Over-powered AI agents: AI assistants and agents given access to email, files or systems they do not need.
- Attacks on your AI apps: malicious prompts (prompt injection) that make a chatbot leak data or misbehave.
- Uncontrolled AI spending: teams signing up to paid AI tools with no oversight.
You cannot protect what you cannot see. The first step is finding out which AI tools your staff use today.
AI security solutions we offer
The right option depends on the security tools you already own.
Sophos AI Defense
Finds AI tools and agents across endpoints, network, identity and browser, assesses the risk, enforces guardrails on prompts and agent behaviour, and feeds AI activity into detection and response. It is an add-on for Sophos EDR, XDR and MDR customers on the new Sophos Fusion platform, rolling out in phases.
Fortinet AI security for FortiGate
Fortinet’s FortiGuard Inline AI Security Service, announced in October 2026, adds AI inspection to FortiGate firewalls. It finds shadow AI on your network, blocks malicious prompts, and can stop or redact 35 types of personal and confidential data before they reach an AI tool.
Microsoft Purview for AI
For Microsoft 365 companies: see how staff use Copilot and other AI apps, and apply data protection policies to AI prompts and responses.
Cisco AI Defense
For companies building their own AI apps and agents: protects AI models and applications against attacks such as prompt injection and data leakage.
How Waves gets you started
AI usage check
We find which AI tools and agents your staff use, using your existing Sophos, Fortinet or Microsoft tools where possible.
AI use policy
We help you decide which tools are approved and which data must never be shared with AI.
Turn on the controls
We block or limit unapproved tools and add data leak rules for AI traffic.
Monitor and report
AI activity appears in your security alerts and regular reports, so you can see what changes.
AI security and Saudi regulations
PDPL: personal data pasted into AI tools hosted abroad can raise Personal Data Protection Law issues around disclosure and transfer outside the Kingdom. See our PDPL compliance page.
NCA controls: the NCA’s private-sector controls require data protection and security event logging. AI tools are a new channel for company data, so those controls should cover them too. See NCA controls for private companies.
Brands and partners
SophosFortinetMicrosoftCisco
Frequently asked questions
What is shadow AI?
Shadow AI means staff using AI tools the company has not approved or cannot see, such as personal ChatGPT accounts used for work documents.
Do we need to block ChatGPT?
Not necessarily. Most companies approve some AI tools and set rules on what data can be shared. The security tools then enforce those rules and block the rest.
What is Sophos AI Defense and who can get it?
Sophos AI Defense finds AI tools and agents in your environment, assesses their risk, enforces guardrails and feeds AI activity into detection and response. It is an add-on for Sophos EDR, XDR and MDR customers on the Sophos Fusion platform, with upgrades rolling out in phases.
We have FortiGate firewalls. Can they control AI use?
Fortinet announced the FortiGuard Inline AI Security Service for FortiGate in October 2026. It adds shadow AI discovery, prompt inspection and AI data leak prevention. Contact us to check availability for your model and licence.
Is AI security only for large companies?
No. Any company whose staff use AI tools with customer or company data has this risk. Smaller companies can start with an AI usage check using the security tools they already own.
How does AI security relate to PDPL?
If staff paste personal data into AI tools hosted outside Saudi Arabia, that can raise PDPL questions about disclosure and cross-border transfer. AI data leak controls help prevent it.
Find out how your staff use AI
Tell us which security tools you use today. We will show you how to see and control AI use, starting with what you already own.
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