Loose lips, large models: Is your pipeline leaking?<\/title><\/p>\n<style>\n body {\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n color: #000;\n font-family: Georgia, serif;\n line-height: 1.8;\n background: #fff;\n }\n .content {\n max-width: 720px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 2rem 1rem 4rem;\n }\n .label {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n font-size: 0.8rem;\n letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n display: inline-block;\n margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n }\n h1 {\n font-family: Georgia, serif;\n font-size: 2.2rem;\n line-height: 1.3;\n margin: 0.2rem 0 0.8rem;\n }\n h2 {\n font-size: 1.5rem;\n margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;\n }\n p {\n margin: 0 0 1rem;\n }\n .quote-card {\n background: #111;\n color: #fff;\n padding: 2rem;\n border-radius: 6px;\n margin: 2rem 0;\n font-size: 1.3rem;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .doctrine {\n counter-reset: item;\n margin: 1rem 0 2rem 0;\n padding: 0;\n list-style: none;\n }\n .doctrine li {\n position: relative;\n margin: 0 0 1rem 2.2rem;\n padding: 0;\n }\n .doctrine li::before {\n counter-increment: item;\n content: counter(item) \".\";\n position: absolute;\n left: -2.2rem;\n top: 0;\n color: #b8860b;\n font-weight: bold;\n width: 2rem;\n text-align: right;\n }\n .muted {\n color: #000;\n opacity: 0.8;\n }\n .cta {\n border-top: 1px solid #eee;\n margin-top: 3rem;\n padding-top: 1.5rem;\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head> \n<body><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"label\">AI governance<\/div>\n<h1>Loose lips, large models: Is your pipeline leaking?<\/h1>\nUncontrolled chatbot use is draining bid intel, violating NDAs, and handing leverage to competitors.<\/p>\n<h2>Hook<\/h2>\nEmployees are pasting RFPs, pricing models, PII, and client comms into public chatbots.<\/p>\nOne prompt can compromise a bid or breach a contract.<\/p>\nGovernance isn\u2019t a deck. It\u2019s controls that bite.<\/p>\n<h2>The leak map: where exposure really happens<\/h2>\nThe risk isn\u2019t hype. It\u2019s plumbing.<\/p>\nPrompts, uploads, browser extensions, plugin calls, and chat history exports all route data outside your warranty zone.<\/p>\nYour vendor\u2019s vendor can be the leak you never see coming.<\/p>\nRFPs carry pricing logic, teaming agreements, win themes, and compliance positions.<\/p>\nPaste that into a public LLM and you just shared competitive IP with a black box.<\/p>\nIf the model stores logs for training or support, the exposure is long tail and hard to unwind.<\/p>\nPII makes it uglier.<\/p>\nContact lists, resumes, background checks, case notes\u2014employees use LLMs to \u201cclean up\u201d or \u201csummarize.\u201d<\/p>\nNow you\u2019re in breach territory across HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, and every NDA you\u2019ve ever signed.<\/p>\nShadow AI is real.<\/p>\nPeople default to whatever tool is fastest.<\/p>\nIf you don\u2019t give them a governed path, they\u2019ll build their own shortcuts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">If you can\u2019t prove it stayed inside, assume it leaked.<\/div>\n<h2>The policy that actually protects the pipeline<\/h2>\nPolicy isn\u2019t a PDF. It\u2019s a contract with operations.<\/p>\nIt defines the lane and the guardrail\u2014by role, by data class, by model.<\/p>\nStart with data classes.<\/p>\n– Restricted: client-confidential, bid content, pricing, PII\/PHI, legal matters, board materials.<\/p>\n– Internal: SOPs, process docs, anonymized metrics, generic templates.<\/p>\n– Public: marketing copy, published research, sanitized examples.<\/p>\nMap roles to permissions.<\/p>\n– Sales and capture: can use private models with RFP-safe workspace and auto-redaction.<\/p>\n– Delivery: can use RAG on governed knowledge bases; no external calls.<\/p>\n– HR and legal: PII-capable private models with strong DLP and auto-masking.<\/p>\nApprove models by tier.<\/p>\n– Tier 1 (private, tenant-isolated, no training on your data): allowed for Restricted and Internal.<\/p>\n– Tier 2 (managed, contractual no-train, regional residency): Internal only.<\/p>\n– Tier 3 (public endpoints, consumer terms): Public content or blocked by default.<\/p>\nDefine allowed use cases per role.<\/p>\nSummarize RFP sections? Allowed in the capture workspace.<\/p>\nGenerate price narratives? Allowed with redaction and reviewer sign-off.<\/p>\nDraft legal language? Template-only, legal approval required before release.<\/p>\nSet bright lines.<\/p>\nNo Restricted data to public endpoints, ever.<\/p>\nNo credentials, API keys, or client source code in any LLM.<\/p>\nNo exports of chat history without case IDs and redaction.<\/p>\nGovern retention.<\/p>\nLLM interaction logs persist 12 months for audit, then purge.<\/p>\nTraining data snapshots are immutable and scoped to the private environment.<\/p>\nPublish exceptions process.<\/p>\nOne form. Business justification, data classes, model, time-boxed, approver IDs.<\/p>\nAll exceptions logged. All exceptions reviewed monthly.<\/p>\nBack it with procurement language.<\/p>\nVendors must provide data residency, no-train commitments, subprocessor lists, and breach SLAs.<\/p>\nAnything less is a no-bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">Policy without enforcement is theater. Enforcement without training is churn.<\/div>\n<h2>Non-negotiable technical controls<\/h2>\nTooling turns policy into muscle memory.<\/p>\nThis is the stack that keeps you fast and clean.<\/p>\n1) Private LLM access layer.<\/p>\nFront every model with your gateway: SSO, RBAC, tenant isolation, and signed requests.<\/p>\nAbstract providers so switches don\u2019t break workflows.<\/p>\n2) Default block on public endpoints.<\/p>\nNetwork egress rules, browser extension policies, and mobile MDM profiles hard-block copy\/paste to consumer chatbots.<\/p>\nOffer a governed alternative with comparable UX.<\/p>\n3) Inline DLP and redaction.<\/p>\nClassify on input and output. Mask PII, pricing, client names, and unique IDs before the model ever sees them.<\/p>\nKeep an \u201cescape hatch\u201d with attested approval for legitimate Restricted use in private models.<\/p>\n4) Secrets scanning and file hygiene.<\/p>\nBlock uploads with keys, credentials, or sensitive patterns.<\/p>\nRestrict dangerous file types. Convert to safe formats on ingest.<\/p>\n5) RAG with quarantine.<\/p>\nGoverned knowledge bases only. Document-level ACLs, metadata filters, and semantic guardrails.<\/p>\nNo external crawl. No blind web connectors.<\/p>\n6) Prompt\/response filters.<\/p>\nDisallow queries that request competitor intel, personal data, or contract specifics.<\/p>\nThrottle high-risk patterns. Require human review for flagged prompts.<\/p>\n7) Audit everything.<\/p>\nWho used which model, from where, with what data class, tied to what business object.<\/p>\nShip logs to your SIEM. Alert on Restricted-to-public attempts in real time.<\/p>\n8) Data residency and keys.<\/p>\nKeep data in-region. Hold your own keys. Rotate often.<\/p>\nDon\u2019t let vendors train on your prompts, embeddings, or outputs. Contract it, then test it.<\/p>\n9) Anonymization and tokenization.<\/p>\nWhen you need context, use reversible tokens held in your vault.<\/p>\nThe model sees tokens. Humans see real values on render if authorized.<\/p>\n10) Shadow AI detection.<\/p>\nCASB and DNS monitoring to surface unapproved AI usage.<\/p>\nRoute users to the governed stack or shut it down.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"doctrine\">\n<li>Private by default. Public AI is for public content.<\/li>\n<li>Data minimization beats clever prompts. Don\u2019t send what you don\u2019t need.<\/li>\n<li>Traceability over trust. If it\u2019s not logged, it didn\u2019t happen.<\/li>\n<li>Speed is earned. Controls first, scale second.<\/li>\n<li>Training is a control. Make it stick or it doesn\u2019t count.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">Speed is a feature only when it\u2019s safe.<\/div>\n<h2>Enable productivity without exposing the pipeline<\/h2>\nLockdown doesn\u2019t work. Redirection does.<\/p>\nGive people a fast, safe lane and they\u2019ll use it.<\/p>\nPre-built workspaces by role.<\/p>\nCapture workspace: RFP parser, compliance matrix builder, Q&A with governed RAG, and narrative drafting with auto-redaction.<\/p>\nDelivery workspace: SOP summarizer, ticket note cleaner, and client-safe email drafts.<\/p>\nPrompt libraries with guardrails.<\/p>\nApproved prompts ship with metadata: data class allowed, model tier, reviewer requirement.<\/p>\nUsers pick from a menu, not a blank text box.<\/p>\nTemplates that force safe patterns.<\/p>\nPaste an RFP and the system auto-classifies, masks PII, and assigns a case ID.<\/p>\nOutputs inherit watermarks and retention policies.<\/p>\nReviewer checkpoints where it matters.<\/p>\nHigh-risk outputs route to compliance or legal before external send.<\/p>\nLow-risk tasks pass straight through to keep velocity.<\/p>\nTime-box exceptions.<\/p>\nIf someone needs Tier 2 or a special connector, grant it for the minimum viable window.<\/p>\nAuto-expire and re-request with justification.<\/p>\nMeasure friction and fix it.<\/p>\nIf blocked prompts spike for a team, you don\u2019t need a memo\u2014you need better tools or clearer rules.<\/p>\nGovernance wins when people stop trying to route around it.<\/p>\n<h2>Training that moves behavior<\/h2>\nAwareness slides won\u2019t hold in a deadline scramble.<\/p>\nScenario drills will.<\/p>\nRun role-based exercises.<\/p>\n\u201cYou\u2019re on a Red Team review. The RFP annex has PII. What\u2019s your workflow?\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cClient asks for a pricing carve-out. Draft a response without leaking the model.\u201d<\/p>\nTeach the why with receipts.<\/p>\nShow real breach case studies and contract clauses you\u2019ve signed.<\/p>\nNothing changes behavior like seeing actual penalties and bid disqualifications.<\/p>\nAttestation tied to access.<\/p>\nNo training, no access to Restricted workflows.<\/p>\nRe-attest on policy changes or new model tiers.<\/p>\nLeaders go first.<\/p>\nIf execs use the governed stack, the org follows.<\/p>\nIf they use public chatbots, the org will too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">Culture is the fastest control. People copy what gets rewarded.<\/div>\n<h2>Prove it: traceability end-to-end<\/h2>\nAuditors don\u2019t care about your intentions.<\/p>\nThey care about evidence.<\/p>\nBind every AI action to business objects.<\/p>\nDeals, cases, tickets, matter IDs\u2014AI work should attach where work lives.<\/p>\nNo orphan chats. No mystery exports.<\/p>\nCapture the full chain of custody.<\/p>\nInput hash, redaction diff, model ID and version, prompts, outputs, reviewer IDs, and timestamps.<\/p>\nKeep them tamper-evident. Sign the logs.<\/p>\nReport what matters.<\/p>\n– Incident rate: Restricted-to-public blocks per 1,000 prompts.<\/p>\n– Exception health: count, duration, and closure rate.<\/p>\n– Adoption: governed vs. shadow AI usage by team.<\/p>\n– Accuracy: hallucination rates on governed RAG tasks.<\/p>\nRun quarterly control tests.<\/p>\nSeed canaries with fake PII and fake pricing. See where they surface.<\/p>\nIf your DLP doesn\u2019t catch them, fix it before the next bid drops.<\/p>\nBack-check vendors.<\/p>\nRequest redacted logs proving no-train commitments are honored.<\/p>\nScare them a little. It clarifies priorities.<\/p>\n<h2>30\/60\/90: move from risk to governed velocity<\/h2>\nDay 0: freeze public chatbot use for Restricted data.<\/p>\nAnnounce the governed lane and the deadline for cutover.<\/p>\nDays 1\u201330: stand up the baseline.<\/p>\nDeploy the gateway, SSO, RBAC, logging, and default egress blocks.<\/p>\nTurn on DLP, redaction, and RAG quarantine for a pilot team.<\/p>\nDays 31\u201360: expand and harden.<\/\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:3rem; padding-top:2rem; border-top:2px solid #eee;\">\nREAD NEXT:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none; padding:0; margin:0;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.75rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shermanperryman.com\/blog\/why-300-tsa-officers-quit-during-the-shutdown-and-what-it-costs-your-contracts\/\" style=\"color:#b8860b; text-decoration:underline; font-size:1.1rem;\">Why 300 TSA officers quit during the shutdown\u2014and what it costs your contracts<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.75rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shermanperryman.com\/blog\/revenue-is-up-so-why-do-you-feel-more-exhausted-than-ever\/\" style=\"color:#b8860b; text-decoration:underline; font-size:1.1rem;\">Revenue Is Up. 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\nLoose lips, large models: Is your pipeline leaking?<\/title><\/p>\n<style>\n body {\n margin: 0;\n padding: 0;\n color: #000;\n font-family: Georgia, serif;\n line-height: 1.8;\n background: #fff;\n }\n .content {\n max-width: 720px;\n margin: 0 auto;\n padding: 2rem 1rem 4rem;\n }\n .label {\n font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n font-size: 0.8rem;\n letter-spacing: 0.08em;\n text-transform: uppercase;\n display: inline-block;\n margin-bottom: 0.5rem;\n }\n h1 {\n font-family: Georgia, serif;\n font-size: 2.2rem;\n line-height: 1.3;\n margin: 0.2rem 0 0.8rem;\n }\n h2 {\n font-size: 1.5rem;\n margin: 2rem 0 0.6rem;\n }\n p {\n margin: 0 0 1rem;\n }\n .quote-card {\n background: #111;\n color: #fff;\n padding: 2rem;\n border-radius: 6px;\n margin: 2rem 0;\n font-size: 1.3rem;\n font-weight: bold;\n }\n .doctrine {\n counter-reset: item;\n margin: 1rem 0 2rem 0;\n padding: 0;\n list-style: none;\n }\n .doctrine li {\n position: relative;\n margin: 0 0 1rem 2.2rem;\n padding: 0;\n }\n .doctrine li::before {\n counter-increment: item;\n content: counter(item) \".\";\n position: absolute;\n left: -2.2rem;\n top: 0;\n color: #b8860b;\n font-weight: bold;\n width: 2rem;\n text-align: right;\n }\n .muted {\n color: #000;\n opacity: 0.8;\n }\n .cta {\n border-top: 1px solid #eee;\n margin-top: 3rem;\n padding-top: 1.5rem;\n }\n<\/style>\n<\/head> \n<body><\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"label\">AI governance<\/div>\n<h1>Loose lips, large models: Is your pipeline leaking?<\/h1>\nUncontrolled chatbot use is draining bid intel, violating NDAs, and handing leverage to competitors.<\/p>\n<h2>Hook<\/h2>\nEmployees are pasting RFPs, pricing models, PII, and client comms into public chatbots.<\/p>\nOne prompt can compromise a bid or breach a contract.<\/p>\nGovernance isn\u2019t a deck. It\u2019s controls that bite.<\/p>\n<h2>The leak map: where exposure really happens<\/h2>\nThe risk isn\u2019t hype. It\u2019s plumbing.<\/p>\nPrompts, uploads, browser extensions, plugin calls, and chat history exports all route data outside your warranty zone.<\/p>\nYour vendor\u2019s vendor can be the leak you never see coming.<\/p>\nRFPs carry pricing logic, teaming agreements, win themes, and compliance positions.<\/p>\nPaste that into a public LLM and you just shared competitive IP with a black box.<\/p>\nIf the model stores logs for training or support, the exposure is long tail and hard to unwind.<\/p>\nPII makes it uglier.<\/p>\nContact lists, resumes, background checks, case notes\u2014employees use LLMs to \u201cclean up\u201d or \u201csummarize.\u201d<\/p>\nNow you\u2019re in breach territory across HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, and every NDA you\u2019ve ever signed.<\/p>\nShadow AI is real.<\/p>\nPeople default to whatever tool is fastest.<\/p>\nIf you don\u2019t give them a governed path, they\u2019ll build their own shortcuts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">If you can\u2019t prove it stayed inside, assume it leaked.<\/div>\n<h2>The policy that actually protects the pipeline<\/h2>\nPolicy isn\u2019t a PDF. It\u2019s a contract with operations.<\/p>\nIt defines the lane and the guardrail\u2014by role, by data class, by model.<\/p>\nStart with data classes.<\/p>\n– Restricted: client-confidential, bid content, pricing, PII\/PHI, legal matters, board materials.<\/p>\n– Internal: SOPs, process docs, anonymized metrics, generic templates.<\/p>\n– Public: marketing copy, published research, sanitized examples.<\/p>\nMap roles to permissions.<\/p>\n– Sales and capture: can use private models with RFP-safe workspace and auto-redaction.<\/p>\n– Delivery: can use RAG on governed knowledge bases; no external calls.<\/p>\n– HR and legal: PII-capable private models with strong DLP and auto-masking.<\/p>\nApprove models by tier.<\/p>\n– Tier 1 (private, tenant-isolated, no training on your data): allowed for Restricted and Internal.<\/p>\n– Tier 2 (managed, contractual no-train, regional residency): Internal only.<\/p>\n– Tier 3 (public endpoints, consumer terms): Public content or blocked by default.<\/p>\nDefine allowed use cases per role.<\/p>\nSummarize RFP sections? Allowed in the capture workspace.<\/p>\nGenerate price narratives? Allowed with redaction and reviewer sign-off.<\/p>\nDraft legal language? Template-only, legal approval required before release.<\/p>\nSet bright lines.<\/p>\nNo Restricted data to public endpoints, ever.<\/p>\nNo credentials, API keys, or client source code in any LLM.<\/p>\nNo exports of chat history without case IDs and redaction.<\/p>\nGovern retention.<\/p>\nLLM interaction logs persist 12 months for audit, then purge.<\/p>\nTraining data snapshots are immutable and scoped to the private environment.<\/p>\nPublish exceptions process.<\/p>\nOne form. Business justification, data classes, model, time-boxed, approver IDs.<\/p>\nAll exceptions logged. All exceptions reviewed monthly.<\/p>\nBack it with procurement language.<\/p>\nVendors must provide data residency, no-train commitments, subprocessor lists, and breach SLAs.<\/p>\nAnything less is a no-bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">Policy without enforcement is theater. Enforcement without training is churn.<\/div>\n<h2>Non-negotiable technical controls<\/h2>\nTooling turns policy into muscle memory.<\/p>\nThis is the stack that keeps you fast and clean.<\/p>\n1) Private LLM access layer.<\/p>\nFront every model with your gateway: SSO, RBAC, tenant isolation, and signed requests.<\/p>\nAbstract providers so switches don\u2019t break workflows.<\/p>\n2) Default block on public endpoints.<\/p>\nNetwork egress rules, browser extension policies, and mobile MDM profiles hard-block copy\/paste to consumer chatbots.<\/p>\nOffer a governed alternative with comparable UX.<\/p>\n3) Inline DLP and redaction.<\/p>\nClassify on input and output. Mask PII, pricing, client names, and unique IDs before the model ever sees them.<\/p>\nKeep an \u201cescape hatch\u201d with attested approval for legitimate Restricted use in private models.<\/p>\n4) Secrets scanning and file hygiene.<\/p>\nBlock uploads with keys, credentials, or sensitive patterns.<\/p>\nRestrict dangerous file types. Convert to safe formats on ingest.<\/p>\n5) RAG with quarantine.<\/p>\nGoverned knowledge bases only. Document-level ACLs, metadata filters, and semantic guardrails.<\/p>\nNo external crawl. No blind web connectors.<\/p>\n6) Prompt\/response filters.<\/p>\nDisallow queries that request competitor intel, personal data, or contract specifics.<\/p>\nThrottle high-risk patterns. Require human review for flagged prompts.<\/p>\n7) Audit everything.<\/p>\nWho used which model, from where, with what data class, tied to what business object.<\/p>\nShip logs to your SIEM. Alert on Restricted-to-public attempts in real time.<\/p>\n8) Data residency and keys.<\/p>\nKeep data in-region. Hold your own keys. Rotate often.<\/p>\nDon\u2019t let vendors train on your prompts, embeddings, or outputs. Contract it, then test it.<\/p>\n9) Anonymization and tokenization.<\/p>\nWhen you need context, use reversible tokens held in your vault.<\/p>\nThe model sees tokens. Humans see real values on render if authorized.<\/p>\n10) Shadow AI detection.<\/p>\nCASB and DNS monitoring to surface unapproved AI usage.<\/p>\nRoute users to the governed stack or shut it down.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"doctrine\">\n<li>Private by default. Public AI is for public content.<\/li>\n<li>Data minimization beats clever prompts. Don\u2019t send what you don\u2019t need.<\/li>\n<li>Traceability over trust. If it\u2019s not logged, it didn\u2019t happen.<\/li>\n<li>Speed is earned. Controls first, scale second.<\/li>\n<li>Training is a control. Make it stick or it doesn\u2019t count.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">Speed is a feature only when it\u2019s safe.<\/div>\n<h2>Enable productivity without exposing the pipeline<\/h2>\nLockdown doesn\u2019t work. Redirection does.<\/p>\nGive people a fast, safe lane and they\u2019ll use it.<\/p>\nPre-built workspaces by role.<\/p>\nCapture workspace: RFP parser, compliance matrix builder, Q&A with governed RAG, and narrative drafting with auto-redaction.<\/p>\nDelivery workspace: SOP summarizer, ticket note cleaner, and client-safe email drafts.<\/p>\nPrompt libraries with guardrails.<\/p>\nApproved prompts ship with metadata: data class allowed, model tier, reviewer requirement.<\/p>\nUsers pick from a menu, not a blank text box.<\/p>\nTemplates that force safe patterns.<\/p>\nPaste an RFP and the system auto-classifies, masks PII, and assigns a case ID.<\/p>\nOutputs inherit watermarks and retention policies.<\/p>\nReviewer checkpoints where it matters.<\/p>\nHigh-risk outputs route to compliance or legal before external send.<\/p>\nLow-risk tasks pass straight through to keep velocity.<\/p>\nTime-box exceptions.<\/p>\nIf someone needs Tier 2 or a special connector, grant it for the minimum viable window.<\/p>\nAuto-expire and re-request with justification.<\/p>\nMeasure friction and fix it.<\/p>\nIf blocked prompts spike for a team, you don\u2019t need a memo\u2014you need better tools or clearer rules.<\/p>\nGovernance wins when people stop trying to route around it.<\/p>\n<h2>Training that moves behavior<\/h2>\nAwareness slides won\u2019t hold in a deadline scramble.<\/p>\nScenario drills will.<\/p>\nRun role-based exercises.<\/p>\n\u201cYou\u2019re on a Red Team review. The RFP annex has PII. What\u2019s your workflow?\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cClient asks for a pricing carve-out. Draft a response without leaking the model.\u201d<\/p>\nTeach the why with receipts.<\/p>\nShow real breach case studies and contract clauses you\u2019ve signed.<\/p>\nNothing changes behavior like seeing actual penalties and bid disqualifications.<\/p>\nAttestation tied to access.<\/p>\nNo training, no access to Restricted workflows.<\/p>\nRe-attest on policy changes or new model tiers.<\/p>\nLeaders go first.<\/p>\nIf execs use the governed stack, the org follows.<\/p>\nIf they use public chatbots, the org will too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"quote-card\">Culture is the fastest control. People copy what gets rewarded.<\/div>\n<h2>Prove it: traceability end-to-end<\/h2>\nAuditors don\u2019t care about your intentions.<\/p>\nThey care about evidence.<\/p>\nBind every AI action to business objects.<\/p>\nDeals, cases, tickets, matter IDs\u2014AI work should attach where work lives.<\/p>\nNo orphan chats. No mystery exports.<\/p>\nCapture the full chain of custody.<\/p>\nInput hash, redaction diff, model ID and version, prompts, outputs, reviewer IDs, and timestamps.<\/p>\nKeep them tamper-evident. Sign the logs.<\/p>\nReport what matters.<\/p>\n– Incident rate: Restricted-to-public blocks per 1,000 prompts.<\/p>\n– Exception health: count, duration, and closure rate.<\/p>\n– Adoption: governed vs. shadow AI usage by team.<\/p>\n– Accuracy: hallucination rates on governed RAG tasks.<\/p>\nRun quarterly control tests.<\/p>\nSeed canaries with fake PII and fake pricing. See where they surface.<\/p>\nIf your DLP doesn\u2019t catch them, fix it before the next bid drops.<\/p>\nBack-check vendors.<\/p>\nRequest redacted logs proving no-train commitments are honored.<\/p>\nScare them a little. It clarifies priorities.<\/p>\n<h2>30\/60\/90: move from risk to governed velocity<\/h2>\nDay 0: freeze public chatbot use for Restricted data.<\/p>\nAnnounce the governed lane and the deadline for cutover.<\/p>\nDays 1\u201330: stand up the baseline.<\/p>\nDeploy the gateway, SSO, RBAC, logging, and default egress blocks.<\/p>\nTurn on DLP, redaction, and RAG quarantine for a pilot team.<\/p>\nDays 31\u201360: expand and harden.<\/\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:3rem; padding-top:2rem; border-top:2px solid #eee;\">\nREAD NEXT:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none; padding:0; margin:0;\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.75rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shermanperryman.com\/blog\/why-300-tsa-officers-quit-during-the-shutdown-and-what-it-costs-your-contracts\/\" style=\"color:#b8860b; text-decoration:underline; font-size:1.1rem;\">Why 300 TSA officers quit during the shutdown\u2014and what it costs your contracts<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0.75rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shermanperryman.com\/blog\/revenue-is-up-so-why-do-you-feel-more-exhausted-than-ever\/\" style=\"color:#b8860b; text-decoration:underline; font-size:1.1rem;\">Revenue Is Up. 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