Shadow AI Summary
The top of the page summarizes AI activity for the time range you choose.
Open the page and choose a time range
- Log in to Secure Internet Gateway. In the Xcitium platform, click 'Security' > 'Network Security' > 'Secure Internet Gateway'.
- Click 'Shadow AI' in the top-menu. The 'Shadow AI Discovery' page opens.
- Wait for the page to finish loading. 'Updated ... ago' next to the time drop-down shows when the data was last refreshed. A seven-day range can take up to about 15 seconds because the page gathers exact counts.
- Use the 'Time' drop-down to select 'Last 1 Hour', 'Last 24 Hours' or 'Last 7 Days'. The default is 'Last 7 Days'. Every tile, chart and table on the page follows your selection.

Summary tiles - Table of Descriptions
| Tile | Description |
| Total AI Requests | The number of AI-related DNS requests in the selected time range. |
| Blocked Requests | The number of those requests that were blocked. |
| Discovered AI Tools | The number of distinct AI tools with any traffic. |
| Active AI Devices | The number of distinct devices that made AI requests. |
| Top Category | The most-used AI category. |
| Block Rate | Blocked requests as a percentage of total AI requests. 100% means every AI request was blocked. 0% means none were. |
All counts are exact, not estimates.
AI Traffic Trend
The chart plots allowed (green) and blocked (red) AI requests across the selected range.
Category Distribution
The donut chart shows the total number of requests and the percentage in each AI category. The categories are:
- AI Assistants & Productivity
- AI Development & Infrastructure
- AI Generative Media
- AI Data & Analytics
- AI Agents & Automation
- AI Business & Operations
- AI Computer Vision
- AI Design & UI
- AI Document Chat
- AI Healthcare
- AI Legal
- AI Voice & Audio Solutions
- AI Website Builders


