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A focused approach to AI data protection.
Organizations have several ways to manage the risks created by workplace AI, from written policies and network controls to broader data security platforms. Mudcor is purpose-built for a specific objective:
Give organizations visibility and control over AI use while protecting sensitive data before it is shared with AI tools.
The result is a focused control layer that can be deployed directly into the environment where much of workplace AI use occurs: the browser.
How is Mudcor different?
Mudcor brings AI discovery, access control, and sensitive data protection together in one operating model.
Discover AI use
See the AI tools being accessed through protected browsers, including previously unsanctioned services.
Control AI access
New AI tools are unsanctioned by default. Administrators can review, classify, and sanction the tools approved for organizational use, and hold or block the rest.
Protect sensitive data
Apply Watch, Warn, or Block controls when protected information is detected before submission to AI.
Manage policy centrally
Administrators define organizational protection policies once and apply them consistently across protected users.
Compare approaches to workplace AI control
| Capability | Mudcor | AI Policy Only | Web Filtering | Traditional Data Security |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discover workplace AI use | Yes | Limited | Varies | |
| Identify unsanctioned AI | Yes | Limited | Varies | |
| Sanction approved AI tools | Yes | Limited | ||
| Block unsanctioned AI | Yes | Yes | Varies | |
| Inspect sensitive data before AI submission | Yes | Varies | ||
| Watch, Warn, or Block | Yes | Yes | ||
| Organization-specific sensitive terms | Yes | Yes | ||
| Centrally managed policies | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Browser-based deployment | Yes | Varies | ||
| Purpose-built for AI use | Yes |
The right approach depends on the controls your organization already has and the outcomes you need. Mudcor can provide a dedicated layer for governing workplace AI use.
Mudcor and blocking AI
Blocking access to AI is one policy choice. Mudcor also supports organizations that want employees to use approved AI safely.
Administrators decide which AI tools are sanctioned. Mudcor can then apply sensitive data controls when employees use those approved services. This separates two important security decisions:
- Which AI tools may our employees use?
- What information may they share with those tools?
Both can be governed independently.
Mudcor and AI policy alone
A written AI policy establishes expectations. Mudcor turns those expectations into enforceable controls.
If your policy says employees may only use sanctioned AI, Mudcor can hold or block unsanctioned AI. If your policy says certain information must not be shared with AI, Mudcor can apply protection when that information is detected. Policy defines the organization's requirements; Mudcor helps enforce them at the point of use.
Mudcor and broader security platforms
Broader security platforms can address many security use cases across applications, endpoints, networks, and data. Mudcor is focused specifically on workplace AI control and AI data protection.
For organizations evaluating solutions around shadow AI, sanctioned AI, and sensitive data exposure, this focus provides a clear deployment model:
Discover, then Review, then Sanction, then Protect.
Mudcor can also complement existing security controls by providing dedicated protection for AI use.
Privacy by design
Sensitive content is inspected locally in the browser. Mudcor can provide administrators with the information needed to understand protection events without requiring employee prompt content to be sent to Mudcor for inspection. This lets organizations protect sensitive data while maintaining a clear boundary around employee AI content. You can read more on our security page.
Which organizations is Mudcor designed for?
Mudcor is designed for organizations that want to:
- Gain visibility into workplace AI use
- Discover shadow AI
- Establish an approved AI environment
- Hold or block unsanctioned AI
- Protect sensitive information in sanctioned AI
- Deploy protection across managed browsers
- Manage AI controls centrally
It is particularly well suited to organizations where employees routinely handle client, financial, personal, confidential, or proprietary information, such as accounting, law, recruitment, engineering, and architecture firms.
Compare based on the outcome you need
If your objective is to understand which AI tools employees use, control which tools are approved, and protect sensitive information before it reaches AI, evaluate solutions against those outcomes. Mudcor brings all three together in a focused platform.
See the AI. Control the tools. Protect the data.
See plans and pricing, or start protecting your organization.
Frequently asked questions
How does Mudcor compare to a written AI policy?
A written policy sets expectations but cannot show which AI tools are in use or stop a mistake in the moment. Mudcor turns policy into enforceable controls: it discovers AI use, holds or blocks unsanctioned tools, and protects sensitive data at the point of use.
How is Mudcor different from web filtering?
Web filtering can block whole sites but does not inspect what is being shared or apply AI-specific governance. Mudcor discovers AI tools, lets you sanction the ones you trust, and checks for sensitive data before it is submitted, while still allowing approved AI.
Do I need Mudcor if I already have a data security tool?
Mudcor is focused specifically on workplace AI: discovering AI use, governing which tools are approved, and protecting data before it reaches AI. It can complement broader security controls by providing dedicated protection for that use.
What makes Mudcor purpose-built for AI?
It brings AI discovery, access control, and sensitive data protection together in one browser-based model, and inspects content on the device so protection happens before data is shared with an AI tool.