##### Press release # UpGuard Launches Free Security Tools Hub with New AI Policy Generator to Address the Spread of Shadow AI ##### [UpGuard Team](#) September 1, 2026 **Mountain View, California - September 1, 2026** -  [UpGuard](https://www.upguard.com/), a leader in cybersecurity and risk management, today announced the availability of its free cybersecurity tools suite including an AI Policy Generator to create tailored policies, adoption checklists, and rollout guides. Security professionals can now access five of the company's most-used risk assessment resources designed to reduce exposure and accelerate risk remediation from a single hub.  As vendor breaches increase and shadow AI usage proliferates across organizations, lean security teams need fast, credible insight on their organization's security posture under tight budget constraints. UpGuard’s free tools hub empowers security professionals to gain immediate visibility into their digital footprint and vendor ecosystem.  **UpGuard’s free cybersecurity tools hub includes:** * **AI Policy Generator** – A tool that builds a tailored AI usage policy, adoption guide, and rollout checklist in minutes, addressing the rapid rise of unsanctioned "shadow AI" use inside organizations. * **Security Reports** – Instant security reports for thousands of companies so users can check a vendor's posture.  * **Instant Security Score** – A snapshot of an organization's own security performance across eight risk factors, including email security, SSL configuration, and DNS health. * **Website Security Scanner** – A scan of any website that surfaces vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them. * **Templates** – An editable library of policy, questionnaire, and risk assessment templates. Built around SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, and DORA. "UpGuard made this suite of tools widely available to solve problems security professionals deal with constantly, such as checking a new vendor, sanity-checking a website's security headers, or getting an AI policy in place before shadow AI becomes a bigger issue," said **Kaushik Sen, Chief Marketing Officer at UpGuard.** “The purpose of this hub is to make it easier for lean security teams to stay resilient with best-in-class tools to address today's threat landscape.”  The full suite of free cybersecurity tools, scanners, and regulatory templates is available at [upguard.com/tools](https://www.upguard.com/tools). To learn more about UpGuard’s products and get the latest information on new innovations, join UpGuard September 1 or 3 for **Summit**, the premiere virtual conference for global security leaders to focus on the future of cyber risk. To register for Summit, visit .  **About UpGuard** Founded in 2012, UpGuard is a leader in cybersecurity and cyber risk management. UpGuard's Risk Operations Center, the platform for Cyber Risk Posture Management (CRPM), gives security teams one centralized, actionable view of cyber risk across their vendors, attack surface, and workforce, with AI agents that do the repetitive work and provide proof that risk is going down. Trusted by thousands of organizations, UpGuard helps lean teams run cyber risk with confidence and efficiency. UpGuard is headquartered in Hobart, Australia, with US headquarters in Mountain View, California. 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