BlackFog expands ADX Vision shadow AI security to macOS
Fri, 19th Jun 2026 (Today)
BlackFog has launched ADX Vision for macOS, extending its shadow AI security product to Apple devices.
Organisations can now apply the same AI data-loss policy across both Windows and macOS endpoints. The software is designed to stop sensitive information leaving a business through unsanctioned large language models.
The launch targets what BlackFog described as a gap in enterprise AI governance on Macs. Research cited by the company suggests most employees now use AI tools in their daily work, while 49% use tools without employer approval.
That is significant for companies with Mac fleets used by senior staff, engineers, designers, and other employees handling intellectual property or sensitive corporate information. Activity on those devices has often remained outside the view of security teams, according to BlackFog.
Mac coverage
ADX Vision for macOS is available for devices running macOS Ventura and later, and is included in existing ADX Vision subscriptions at no additional cost.
BlackFog presents the launch as an extension of its endpoint-based approach to preventing data exfiltration. It describes this as the third major exfiltration threat addressed through that architecture, following its work in ransomware.
Many products aimed at controlling shadow AI rely on browser extensions, network proxies, cloud access security broker tools, or integrations with a limited set of approved AI vendors. BlackFog argues these methods cannot fully monitor data sent to AI tools from desktop applications, integrated development environments, or local agents running on a device.
On macOS, the approach uses a native system extension. BlackFog says this gives security teams visibility into data flows bound for AI tools before the information is encrypted or transmitted, regardless of whether the request comes from a browser, an application, or a local agent.
Endpoint focus
The product is intended to work without browser plug-ins, network proxies, certificate interception, or a requirement for users to be connected to a corporate network. That reflects a wider debate in cybersecurity over where companies should inspect and control employees' use of AI services.
Dr. Darren Williams, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BlackFog, outlined the company's position.
"Every time the threat landscape has shifted over the past decade, the question has been the same: where is the right place to stop data from leaving the organization? Our answer has always been the endpoint; it was true for ransomware and it's something that holds up across the threats from shadow AI," said Dr. Darren Williams, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BlackFog.
He said the Mac version was built specifically for Apple devices rather than adapted from another operating system.
"Bringing ADX Vision to macOS is not a port. It's the same architectural bet, applied natively to the platform where many of the most sensitive conversations with AI are happening today, on the laptops of executives, engineers, and creative teams," said Williams.
Founded in 2015, BlackFog focuses on anti-data exfiltration software and says its platform is used by more than 500 enterprises, government agencies, and critical infrastructure operators worldwide. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has operations in London and Belfast.