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##  [Defining Shadow IT and Its Risks](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/defining-shadow-it-and-its-risks)

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IT administrators are pretty particular about what software is used on the networks that they manage. This is not because we have any vested interest in the software itself, it’s because of the inherent reliability of the software they manage. They’ve tested it, they manage it, they know it. When an organization starts dealing with employee-downloaded software--especially if there is no procedure in place to report additions to IT--they can quickly lose control over the network.

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