New RFP Guide Reframes AI Usage Control to Interaction Level Security

The Hacker News reports a newly released RFP Guide for evaluating AI Usage Control and AI Governance solutions, designed to help security teams move from vague goals to specific, measurable criteria. The guide promotes a shift from cataloguing every app to governing interactions, arguing that security should focus on the moment a prompt is typed or a file is uploaded rather than dozens of tools.

It questions vendors on capabilities such as detecting AI usage in Incognito mode, supporting AI-native browsers, and distinguishing corporate versus personal identities within the same session, emphasising an interaction‑level approach to enforcement.

The RFP Template outlines eight pillars—AI discovery and coverage, contextual awareness, policy governance, real‑time enforcement, auditability, architecture fit, deployment and management, and vendor futureproofing—to provide a structured, score‑based evaluation rather than a binary yes/no. This guidance aims to standardise procurement and enable safe, scalable AI adoption, with the article dated 4 March 2026. according to The Hacker News.