May 2, 2026
That Claude Code leak changed the game. I helped a fintech CTO set up governance after their junior dev shipped customer data straight into a Cursor prompt.
The scariest part? Your devs are already using these tools. They're just not telling you. I've seen teams go from "absolutely no AI" policies to shadow IT nightmares where everyone's got their own Claude account billing to personal cards.
One approach that's working: give devs sandboxed AI environments with pre-approved context windows. Track what goes in, not what comes out. The productivity gains are too big to ban outright.
But you're right to focus on regulated industries. Healthcare and fintech CTOs I work with are building their own wrappers around Claude's API rather than letting teams use the consumer tools. More control, better audit trails.
Would love to hear what specific governance challenges you're seeing. Are teams asking for these tools or are you catching them using them already?