{"id":11,"date":"2026-10-16T17:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T17:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/security\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T23:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T23:23:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/security\/","title":{"rendered":"Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n\/* ddp-hero-text-lower-302 \u2014 push hero text down toward bottom edge (match About treatment) *\/\nbody.page-id-302 .entry-content > .wp-block-cover.alignfull { align-items: flex-end !important; padding-bottom: 64px !important; }\nbody.page-id-302 .entry-content > .wp-block-cover.alignfull .wp-block-cover__inner-container { margin-top: auto !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important; }\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<style>\n\/* ddp-coaching-hero-css \u2014 push hero text to bottom of cover so Dave's face stays clear *\/\nbody.page-id-302 main > .wp-block-cover.alignfull:first-of-type {\n  justify-content: center !important;\n  align-items: flex-end !important;\n  padding-bottom: 64px !important;\n}\nbody.page-id-302 main > .wp-block-cover.alignfull:first-of-type .wp-block-cover__inner-container {\n  width: 100%;\n  max-width: 880px;\n  margin: 0 auto !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:55vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DD-Dave-DePew-Head-001-1920x1080-1.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-65 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0.85) 0%,rgba(10,10,10,0.95) 100%)\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b31cb8ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#38bdf8 !important;font-size:0.8125rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.18em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:16px\">Security<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(2.25rem,5.5vw,4rem);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.02;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:24px\">Keep the systems, the data, and the agents safe.<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#d4d4d8;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.455), 1.125rem);line-height:1.55;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Who can do what, what gets logged, and what never leaves the building.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9476745 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Running a business on AI agents means guarding what they can touch. This is how I protect the systems, the member data, and the agents themselves: who can do what, what gets logged, and what never leaves the building.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we&#8217;re building<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f5427b97 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#d0d7e2;border-width:1px;border-radius:18px;margin-bottom:20px;padding-top:28px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:28px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#38bdf8;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase\">Available now<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI setup audit<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e5e7eb\">Before you trust an AI with your business, find out what it can actually reach. We look at three things:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-text-color\" style=\"color:#e5e7eb\"><li><strong>What your AI can touch:<\/strong> accounts, files, customer data, payments.<\/li><li><strong>What it claims versus what it does:<\/strong> we test it, not take its word.<\/li><li><strong>Where the side doors are:<\/strong> the settings, connections and shortcuts that let things through.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e5e7eb\">You get a plain-language report and a fix list. We run the same audit on our own systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#e5e7eb\">We&#8217;re also developing tools for physical security and access, built and tested in-house first.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/start-a-project\/\">Book an AI setup audit<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start here<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/governance-for-the-ai-era\/\">Governance For The AI Era<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/honesty-stack\/\">The Operator&#8217;s Honesty Stack<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/trust-skeleton\/\">The Trust Skeleton: How I Stopped My AI From Blending Facts With Guesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Built in public<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What we found, what we fixed, and the rules the agents can&#8217;t break. Shared as the work happens.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next step<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/newsletter\/\">Join the newsletter<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/library-signup\/\">Get free access to the Operator&#8217;s Library<\/a><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore the other divisions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dave DePew Enterprises runs as eleven divisions, each building in public. Here is where the rest of the work lives.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/business\/\">Business<\/a><\/strong>: Getting customers, selling with integrity, keeping members, and running the numbers.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/engineering\/\">Engineering<\/a><\/strong>: Building an AI workforce you can trust: architecture, honesty systems, governance.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/media\/\">Media<\/a><\/strong>: Creating, repurposing, and managing content that earns attention.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/intelligence\/\">Intelligence<\/a><\/strong>: Research, signals, and the insight behind decisions.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/events\/\">Events<\/a><\/strong>: Competitions and events, from planning to results.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/education\/\">Education<\/a><\/strong>: Teaching: the Academy, courses, and coaching.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/performance\/\">Performance<\/a><\/strong>: Human performance: training, nutrition, and recovery.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/robotics\/\">Robotics<\/a><\/strong>: Taking the agents into physical work.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/games\/\">Games<\/a><\/strong>: Games and simulations that teach and entertain.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davedepew.com\/construction\/\">Construction<\/a><\/strong>: AI for trade and construction businesses.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davedepew.com\/divisions\/\">See all eleven divisions<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running a business on AI agents means guarding what they can touch. This is how I protect the systems, the member data, and the agents themselves: who can do what, what gets logged, and what never leaves the building. 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