Elith Launches "GENFLUX Security" SaaS to Counter Shadow AI

Elith Inc. (Headquarters: Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koki Inoue; hereinafter referred to as "Elith") has launched "GENFLUX Security," a SaaS solution designed to counter shadow AI by supporting the visualization, control, and logging of generative AI usage within companies.

GENFLUX Security is a security service that addresses the risks of "shadow AI" – where employees use unapproved AI tools for business – and establishes official channels for companies to utilize generative AI safely.

Service LP: https://lp.genflux.jp/

Background: Expansion of Generative AI Usage and Shadow AI Risks

While the business use of generative AI is rapidly expanding, cases where companies' management and rule-making are lagging behind are increasing.

For example, the following types of usage can lead to information leaks, compliance violations, and difficulties in audit response for companies:

Using unapproved AI services within the company for business

Inputting customer information into external AI when creating proposals

Uploading confidential documents such as blueprints, contracts, and design data to AI

Inputting API keys, passwords, or internal company information into prompts

A situation where IT and CISO cannot confirm usage status afterward

Generative AI is becoming an indispensable technology for improving operational efficiency and competitiveness. However, simply restricting its use with a "don't use it" policy not only harms on-site productivity but also may encourage usage outside of management control.

What companies need is not to prohibit generative AI, but to establish official channels for safe utilization and to control usage while understanding the actual usage status.

About GENFLUX Security

GENFLUX Security is an AI-era security foundation that supports safe AI utilization by "visualizing," "controlling," and "logging" generative AI usage within companies.

Administrators can understand who used which AI service, when, and view usage status by department and user on a dashboard. Furthermore, it can implement warnings, blocks, and masking based on company-specific policies for risky operations such as accessing prohibited AI or sending prompts containing confidential information.

Main Features

1. Visualization of AI Usage

GENFLUX Security centrally manages employee AI usage status on a dashboard.

Understand who accessed which AI service and when

Check usage status by department and user

Detect usage of unapproved AI services

Visualize usage status for administrators

This allows IT, CISO, and management departments to confirm the actual usage status of generative AI, which has been difficult to grasp until now.

2. Control of Risky Operations

Real-time control of risky operations, such as accessing prohibited AI services or sending prompts containing confidential information.

Block access to prohibited AI services

Warn or block input containing confidential information before sending

Mask data if necessary before sending

Apply policies on a per-department or per-user basis

This feature displays the reason for blocking to users, promoting safe AI utilization while maintaining user buy-in.

3. Confidential Information Protection with DLP (Data Loss Prevention)

GENFLUX Security inspects prompts before they are sent to AI, preventing the leakage of confidential information.

Examples of detectable information include:

Personal Information: Names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses

Japan-Specific Information: My Number, driver's license numbers, health insurance numbers

Payment and Authentication Information: Credit card numbers, API keys, passwords

Company Secrets: M&A information, customer lists, unreleased products, internal jargon

If there is a possibility of confidential information being included, it will be warned or blocked before sending, prompting correction to safe prompts.

4. Usage Logs and Audit Support

GENFLUX Security records AI usage logs as evidence and manages them in a format that can be used for audits and reports.

Record who used which AI and when

Save control history such as blocks, warnings, and masking

Utilize for audits, accountability, and compliance response

Supports report output for administrators

This makes it easier to fulfill accountability in generative AI utilization.

User Experience Considering Both On-site Staff and Administrators

GENFLUX Security aims to achieve the necessary corporate controls while protecting on-site productivity.

For General Employees

Permitted AI can be used as usual

Warnings/blocks only for dangerous operations

Display reasons for accessing prohibited AI

Mask confidential information as needed

Designed for user understanding as the reason for blocking is clear

For Administrators, CISO, and IT Departments

Understand overall AI usage status on a dashboard

Discover unapproved AI services

Receive notifications for risks via DLP alerts

Supports policy management, log review, and report output

Retains evidence for audit and governance compliance

Use Cases

GENFLUX Security allows for the design of AI usage rules tailored to industry-specific confidential information and business workflows.

Financial Institutions: Examination documents, customer information, account information

Manufacturing and Construction: Blueprints, design data, unreleased products

SaaS and IT: Source code, API keys, system configurations

Human Resources and Local Government: Personal information, My Number, license information

Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare: Clinical trial data, patient information, prescription information

Infrastructure: Facility blueprints, invoices, design specifications

Deployment Formats

GENFLUX Security will initially be offered as a browser extension.

Web Extension Version: Available Now

Desktop Version: Planned

Agent Version: Planned

Generative AI usage is expanding from AI services on browsers to desktop AI applications and AI agents. GENFLUX Security will continuously support corporate AI utilization in line with these changes in the usage environment.

Future Outlook

Based on its research and development and implementation knowledge in AI safety and AI governance, Elith has been promoting the creation of an environment where companies can safely utilize generative AI.

Through the provision of GENFLUX Security, Elith aims to achieve a state where generative AI can be safely utilized under corporate control, rather than being prohibited, thereby supporting both the acceleration of AI utilization and corporate safety.

Inquiries Regarding GENFLUX Security

For details on GENFLUX Security or consultation on implementation, please inquire via the LP below:

https://lp.genflux.jp/