Case StudyWhen Your Security Stack Meets Shadow AI
How Elite Networks combined Fortinet with Unseen to eliminate blind spots, secure AI usage, and watch adoption take off.
Roel Butterhoff, CTO
The Challenge
The Security Company's AI Blind Spot
Elite Networks builds and manages secure networks for enterprise clients across the Netherlands and Belgium. They know better than most how quickly ungoverned tools become risk vectors. But when it came to AI, even their own team faced the same problem as everyone else - employees using tools that IT couldn't see or control.
“We advise clients on security every day, so we knew exactly what the risks were with unmanaged AI tools. That made it more urgent to solve internally, not less.”
- Roel Butterhoff, CTO
Blocking AI wasn't an option. The team needed these tools to stay competitive and serve clients better. What Elite Networks needed was a way to bring AI under the same security umbrella as the rest of their infrastructure.
The Solution
Secure AI Gateway by Unseen
Elite Networks deployed the Unseen Secure AI Gateway alongside their existing Fortinet stack - no rip-and-replace, just a clean integration that extended their security perimeter to cover AI.
Fortinet Integration
The Unseen and Fortinet integration gave Elite Networks immediate visibility into shadow AI usage through the security stack they already trust and manage daily.
Shadow AI Visibility
Deep analytics into which AI tools are in use, who is using them, and whether confidential data is leaving the perimeter. No blind spots, no guesswork.
A Better Alternative to Shadow AI
Instead of blocking AI, Elite Networks gave employees something better. Unseen's Secure Chat with access to every leading model - secure, cost-effective, and something people actually want to use.
The Results
AI Adoption Took Off
Skyrocketing Adoption
Since deploying Unseen, AI adoption across the team has taken off. When you give people a secure alternative that actually works, they use it.
Zero Blind Spots
The Fortinet and Unseen integration gives full visibility into AI usage. No data leaks, no ungoverned tools, no surprises.
“We didn't want to add another standalone tool on top of everything. The Fortinet integration meant we could extend what we already had. Within weeks we had full visibility, and the team had a secure alternative they actually prefer over the free tools.”
- Roel Butterhoff, CTO at Elite Networks
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