Source-Governed Security Questionnaire Automation · Built on Sourcine
Security Questionnaire Brief
David McCaskill, Founder & Principal Architect
info@samdam.biz · 301.904.1660 samdam.biz
Security questionnaires slow deals, overload sales engineers, and pull approved
language out of GRC’s control — and ungoverned AI answers can turn a wrong control
response into a contractual and security liability. SAMDAM automates questionnaire responses the
governed way: an approved answer library is the source of record, responses are
source-linked, protected fields are validated, and every answer clears a review workflow with an
audit trail. Speed and control — not one at the expense of the other.
The Problem
Questionnaires slow deals — security review becomes the gate on the close.
Answers drift — the same control is answered differently across deals and reviewers.
Sales engineers are overloaded — senior time spent re-typing known answers.
GRC loses control of approved language — copy-paste from stale spreadsheets and old decks.
Customers demand evidence — not just an answer, but the source and control behind it.
Ungoverned AI multiplies the risk — a confident wrong answer becomes a contractual claim.
How It Works
Approved answer library. Current, owner-approved answers become the single source of record.
Source-linked response. Every answer is drawn from — and traceable to — a library record.
Protected-field validation. Control IDs, dates, scopes, and product names are preserved exactly.
Fail-closed review. Unsupported or altered answers are blocked and routed for approval.
Audit commit. Each response records which source was used and what passed validation.
3–6 wk
Typical engagement — from intake to a governed, source-linked questionnaire response workflow.