AI security for legal and infosec teams

When a customer questionnaire, audit, or regulatory review asks how your organization uses and governs AI, show the evidence. NordLayer AI Scout gives you a searchable audit trail of AI activity and governance, so you can prove what happened, when, and under which policies.

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Statistics

The gap between AI use and oversight

Access control made simple 92% of legal professionals now use at least one AI tool.

Source: Wolters Kluwer

Access control made simple 41% of legal departments have never audited for unauthorized shadow AI use.

Source: The Association of Corporate Counsel

Access control made simple 36% of corporate legal, tax, and compliance professionals use AI tools their employer hasn’t authorized.

Source: Thomson Reuters Institute

KEY CHALLENGES

When AI use and decisions need to be explained

Legal teams are often brought in when someone needs proof: a customer security questionnaire, regulatory review, internal investigation, or governance check. The challenge is not just having AI policies in place. It’s being able to show who used which AI tools, what was shared, what rules applied, and how those rules changed over time.

Customers need evidence, not policy language

Customers increasingly ask how AI is used, monitored, and governed. Policies can explain the rules, but they do not prove what actually happened. Without a searchable record of AI activity, legal and security teams may struggle to back up their answers with evidence.

AI use can happen outside of approved processes

Employees might use unapproved AI tools, personal accounts, or AI features embedded in everyday applications. Without a record of this activity, the legal department may have no reliable way to reconstruct what was used, by whom, or what information was shared.

AI policies and decisions need a history

AI policies and settings change as tools, risks, and internal rules evolve. If someone questions a decision months later, the current policy may not explain what was in place at the time. Keeping a clear record of everything helps the legal team understand what changed and when.

Balancing AI records with employee privacy

Legal teams need records to review AI use and investigate issues. But keeping too much information can raise privacy concerns, while keeping too little may leave them without the evidence they need.

AI investigations take time

When an AI-related issue needs investigating, information may be scattered across different tools and logs. This can cause the legal, security, and privacy teams to waste time piecing together what happened. Keeping AI activity records in one place makes it easier to review the facts.

Regulatory reviews raise questions about AI use

Requirements such as the GDPR, the EU AI Act, and the DORA can bring questions about data handling, oversight, and accountability. Legal teams need a clear record of AI activity and governance decisions they can reference when regulators or auditors ask how controls were applied in practice.

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Build an AI audit trail you can stand behind

NordLayer AI Scout gives legal and infosec teams a searchable record of AI activity, policy changes, and governance decisions. Be ready with evidence when a customer, auditor, or regulator asks how AI is used and managed.

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