What Each AI Employee Should (and Shouldn’t) Know: A Simple Security Guide

The "Need to Know" Rule

Only give each AI employee the information needed to do its job.

Agents

Rachel: calls, booking, FAQs. No financial or legal access.

Eva: workflows and SOPs. No HR or unrelated sensitive files.

Linda: contracts and compliance. No social passwords or team chat.

Sonny: public content and promotions. No private financials or customer records.

Four-Folder Blueprint

Customer-Safe: FAQs, pricing, public info.

Internal Ops: SOPs, process docs, internal guides.

Legal & Confidential: contracts, NDAs, compliance docs.

Private & Financial: bank statements, payroll, taxes, passwords.

5-Minute Checklist

  1. Check folder permissions.
  2. Keep Rachel out of legal and financial files.
  3. Review docs before uploading.
  4. Check drafts for internal-only details.
  5. Remove unused AI access.