Shadow AI Discovery Audit
Most small and mid-size businesses have never rolled out an official AI tool, so leadership assumes there is no AI risk to worry about — while staff have quietly connected dozens of AI apps with company Google/Microsoft accounts and pasted client data into them. A structured, fixed-price discovery audit turns that invisible exposure into a concrete, actionable report.
Strong, well-documented structural driver (named 'shadow AI' research from Microsoft/Cisco/Netskope plus employee-survey data) and a real underserved niche below the price point of platforms like Nudge Security or Zylo, but each engagement still requires hands-on account access and manual review — a productizable service business, not a self-scaling SaaS.
The strongest opener is a free 15-minute 'exposure check' using a read-only OAuth app scan of Google Workspace/M365 — showing an owner a live list of 20-40 AI tools already connected to company accounts converts skepticism into a paid engagement almost immediately. MSPs and fractional IT/security consultants are the highest-leverage channel since they already have admin access to client environments and can white-label the audit as an add-on service rather than a new vendor relationship.
Slight lift around annual security/compliance review cycles (Q1 and Q4)
Suits you if
- ✓You have IT admin or SaaS operations experience with Google Workspace/Microsoft 365 admin consoles
- ✓You're comfortable reading expense reports and OAuth app permission scopes to assess data exposure
- ✓You can turn technical findings into a report a non-technical owner will actually read and act on
- ✓You want project-based revenue with a path to an MSP referral channel
Skip it if
- ✕You have no experience with admin consoles, OAuth permissions, or SaaS security basics
- ✕You're looking for a purely passive, hands-off product
- ✕You're not comfortable being given (temporary, scoped) access to a client's core business accounts
- ✕You need guaranteed recurring revenue rather than mostly one-time engagements
Skills: Core skill is SaaS/IT administration literacy: pulling and interpreting OAuth-connected-app lists from Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, scanning expense/card statements for AI subscription line items, and running a short staff survey. This is paired with clear report writing that ranks findings by data-exposure severity rather than just listing every tool found.
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