GRCS Releases New Service "Shadow AI Countermeasure Total Support Package for Employees" to Visualize and Manage Employee AI Usage

GRCS Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuwa Sasaki; hereinafter "GRCS") is pleased to announce its collaboration with Elith Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koki Inoue; hereinafter "Elith"), a company engaged in the research and development of AI products for businesses.

In conjunction with this collaboration, GRCS will begin offering the "Shadow AI Countermeasure Total Support Package for Employees" to manage employee AI usage, and will also handle "GENFLUX Security," a tool developed by Elith for visualizing and controlling generative AI usage.

<Background>

While the adoption of generative AI in business operations has been rapidly advancing in recent years, the risk of information leakage due to "Shadow AI"—where employees independently use AI applications that are not understood or permitted by management—has become a problem.

Traditional security measures in organizations have been limited to monitoring and controlling "where communication occurs." However, with the use of conversational generative AI, it is extremely important to understand "which service, by whom, and what was input." AI services have a low psychological barrier to use, similar to web search or translation tools, posing risks such as employees unintentionally transmitting confidential information externally, leading to compliance violations, and governance failures.

To address these challenges, GRCS will support the safe use of AI in organizations through two approaches.

<New Services>

1. Shadow AI Countermeasure Total Support Package for Employees

This is a total package designed to utilize AI in business operations while reducing associated risks. Instead of uniformly prohibiting the use of generative AI, it aims to achieve both risk reduction and improved operational efficiency by creating an environment where employees can use AI with peace of mind in their work.

Based on the following menu items, we also accept consultations for individual services tailored to the organization's situation:

- AI Guideline Formulation and Evaluation Support: Clarifying usage rules, judgment criteria, information to be excluded from input, and evaluation perspectives for AI services. - AI Usage Risk Awareness Education and Literacy Training: Providing content that deters improper use by field staff, covering everything from basic mechanisms to understanding internal rules. - Generative AI Utilization Support for Businesses and Corporations: Supporting the organization and internal deployment of safe-to-use scenarios in the field while ensuring security and governance. - AI Usage Status Visualization Support (Shadow AI Countermeasures): Utilizing "GENFLUX Security" (described below) to build a system for continuous monitoring of the actual situation and operational improvement.

URL for "Shadow AI Countermeasure Total Support Package for Employees": https://www.grcs.co.jp/ai/shadow-ai

2. Generative AI Usage Visualization and Control Tool "GENFLUX Security"

GRCS's AI security experts will support the "visualization," "control," and "recording" of AI usage using "GENFLUX Security," developed by Elith.

This allows for the coexistence of AI-driven productivity improvements and safety by enabling the use of approved AI as usual while blocking dangerous usage in real-time.

- AI-Specific Visualization and Control: Detection of unapproved AI and risk management by AI service. - Real-time Control: Executes real-time warnings and blocking before confidential information is transmitted. - Designed for Japanese Companies: Supports Japanese UI and Japanese prompts, designed with domestic legal systems such as the Personal Information Protection Act and the My Number System in mind. - Easy Implementation: As it starts with a browser extension (e.g., Chrome extension), large-scale network configuration changes are not required.

URL for "GENFLUX Security": https://www.grcs.co.jp/ai/genflux

GRCS will continue to contribute to the acceleration of AI utilization and the balance of safety by staying abreast of the latest technologies and associated risks in AI utilization, which are constantly evolving.

<Company Profile of Elith Inc.>

Company Name: Elith Inc.

Representative: Koki Inoue, President

Location: Frontier Hongō 6F A, 2-27-17 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo

Established: December 2022

Business Activities: Research, development, design, planning, education, sales, maintenance, and consulting services related to AI (Artificial Intelligence).

URL: https://www.elith.ai/

<Company Profile of GRCS Inc.>

Company Name: GRCS Inc.

Representative: Kazuwa Sasaki, President and CEO

Location: Palace Building 5F, 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Established: March 2005

Capital: 116 million yen

Stock Exchange Listing: Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth (Securities Code: 9250)

Business Activities: GRC and security-related solution business.

URL: https://www.grcs.co.jp/