MCP Server Security: 8 Best Practices for 2026
The Model Context Protocol connects AI agents to your tools and data. That power cuts both ways. Here are eight concrete practices for running MCP servers without handing attackers a remote control.
Deep dives, practical guides, and incident analyses from engineers who build Safeguard. No fluff, no vendor FUD — just what you need to ship secure software.
The Model Context Protocol connects AI agents to your tools and data. That power cuts both ways. Here are eight concrete practices for running MCP servers without handing attackers a remote control.
NumPy is the numerical foundation of the Python data ecosystem — and while many of its CVEs are disputed, the pickle-based numpy.load deserialization risk is real and worth understanding.
Injection ranks #3 in the OWASP Top 10 (2021) and now includes XSS. A deep dive into SQLi, command injection, real CVEs, and how to detect and fix it in 2026.
Insecure Design is a new OWASP Top 10 (2021) category at #4. A deep dive into design flaws vs implementation bugs, threat modeling, real cases, and prevention.
CVE-2023-27350 is an authentication bypass in PaperCut MF and NG that hands an attacker admin access and remote code execution, rated CVSS 9.8. Here is the timeline, root cause, and how to remediate.
PCI DSS 4.0 moved secure development from an annual review to a continuous engineering practice. Here's what Requirement 6 means for developers writing and shipping code.
Requirement 6 is where PCI DSS 4.0 turned application and software security into a continuous, evidenced discipline. Here is a clause-by-clause walkthrough of 6.2 through 6.5 and what auditors expect.
How a routine domain sale turned polyfill.io into malware served to 100,000+ sites, and how to catch supply chain takeovers before they ship.
Least privilege means every user, service, and process gets exactly the access it needs to do its job — and nothing more. Here's why it contains breaches and how to implement it without breaking things.
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