Tailscale debuts Aperture for AI policy control

Tailscale has introduced Aperture, an open alpha tool designed to provide centralized policy control and auditability for AI agents, addressing critical data leakage risks as corporate AI usage surges, reports SiliconANGLE.

The solution aims to solve the growing problem where enterprises lack visibility into which users or AI agents access sensitive data through third-party networks. Co-founder and CEO Avery Pennarun stated that organizations face pressure to adopt AI while taking "risks they would never accept elsewhere," with security teams approving deployments lacking "clear attribution, consistent controls or audit trails."

Aperture ties AI usage to identity, enabling centralized logging and audit controls for manageable security. This addresses research showing 34.8% of corporate data fed to AI tools is sensitive, and 48% of workers upload sensitive data into public AI tools. The platform supports hosted and self-hosted AI endpoints from major providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google's Gemini, plus common coding agents. Tailscale is collaborating with partners including Oso, Cerbos, and Cribl to integrate granular authorization.

Cribl CEO Clint Sharp noted Aperture gives developers access to approved models while providing clear visibility into their usage. The tool is available at no cost during alpha across all plans.