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.
OWASP Dependency-Check is the classic way to scan Java and Maven projects against the NVD. Learn to run it, tame its false positives, and move beyond CPE matching.
CVE-2021-44228 let an unauthenticated attacker run code by getting a single string logged. Here is how Log4Shell worked, why it was everywhere, and what actually contained it.
A Kubernetes Secret is base64, not encryption — and by default it sits in etcd in plaintext. Here is how to actually protect credentials with encryption at rest, external secret stores, and tight RBAC.
Null safety is a reliability win, not a security boundary. A Kotlin app inherits every JVM supply-chain CVE and the full Android attack surface — here's what the type system doesn't do for you.
The recurring JavaScript security mistakes that show up in real breaches — unsafe deserialization, injection sinks, prototype pollution, and trusting client input — each with vulnerable and fixed code.
Native Java deserialization can turn a single readObject() call into remote code execution. Here's how gadget chains work and how to shut them down.
A balanced 2026 comparison of Java code review and static-analysis tools — SpotBugs with FindSecBugs, PMD, Error Prone, SonarQube, Semgrep, CodeQL — with honest tradeoffs and where Safeguard fits.
Scan any Docker or OCI image for OS-package and application-layer vulnerabilities, understand the results, and gate risky images before they reach your registry — with copy-paste commands.
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