https://senderaudit.com/blog/en/tags/shadow-it/Recent content in Shadow IT on Sender Audit BlogHugoenTue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://senderaudit.com/blog/en/shadow-it-email/Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://senderaudit.com/blog/en/shadow-it-email/<p>You&rsquo;ve configured <a href="https://senderaudit.com/blog/en/configure-spf/">SPF</a>, <a href="https://senderaudit.com/blog/en/configure-dkim/">DKIM</a>, and <a href="https://senderaudit.com/blog/en/configure-dmarc/">DMARC</a>. Your email infrastructure is under control. Then one day, while analyzing your <a href="https://senderaudit.com/blog/en/understanding-dmarc-reports/">DMARC reports</a>, you discover dozens of unknown IPs sending emails on behalf of your domain. Not phishing - internal tools that nobody in IT ever approved.</p> <p>Welcome to the world of <strong>email shadow IT</strong>.</p> <h2 id="what-is-email-shadow-it">What Is Email Shadow IT</h2> <p>Shadow IT refers to the use of technology services without explicit approval from the IT team. Applied to email, it&rsquo;s extremely common: business teams configure SaaS tools to send emails from your domain without going through IT.</p>