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MCP Server Risk: articles and guides

3 PlayCISO articles on MCP server risk, newest first. The most recent is “MCP Server Best Practices: A Security Checklist for CISOs”.

MCP Server Best Practices: A Security Checklist for CISOs

A practical guide to designing, securing, and optimizing MCP servers — covering tool-poisoning defenses, least privilege, and what to deploy.

October 6, 2026

Model Context Protocol Security: Risks and Best Practices

MCP servers give AI agents the same trust as internal tools — here's how to secure them against tool poisoning and prompt injection.

October 2, 2026

MCP Tool Poisoning: How Hidden Instructions Hijack Agents

MCP tool poisoning hides malicious instructions in tool descriptions to hijack AI agents — here's how the attack works and how to defend against it.

September 25, 2026

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LABNew: 170 hands-on security labs — firewall, DMARC, cloud, detection, forensics NEWSZyxel GS1900 zero-day exploited to hack nearly 1,000 switches LABTune SPF/DKIM/DMARC and watch spoofs bounce — Email Auth Lab BLOGAI Biosecurity: The Misuse Risks and the Safeguards LABCatch the attack with zero false positives — free Detection Lab NEWSAPT29 hijacks web analytics supply chain to deliver mobile exploits PLAYRun a live Cyber War Room incident simulation PLAYPractice a board report and get it AI-graded BLOGAI-Enabled Cyberattacks: How LLMs Are Misused and Stopped PLAYLive AI mock interview for security leaders NEWSDebian and Ubuntu APT flaw lets MitM attackers run code as root FREE2-minute CISO Readiness Scorecard — find your weakest area BLOGAI Influence Operations and Disinformation: Defender Guide TOOLS120 interactive security architecture diagrams TOOLSGenerate and validate an AI Bill of Materials (AIBOM)NEWSee everything PlayCISO has shipped LABNew: 170 hands-on security labs — firewall, DMARC, cloud, detection, forensics NEWSZyxel GS1900 zero-day exploited to hack nearly 1,000 switches LABTune SPF/DKIM/DMARC and watch spoofs bounce — Email Auth Lab BLOGAI Biosecurity: The Misuse Risks and the Safeguards LABCatch the attack with zero false positives — free Detection Lab NEWSAPT29 hijacks web analytics supply chain to deliver mobile exploits PLAYRun a live Cyber War Room incident simulation PLAYPractice a board report and get it AI-graded BLOGAI-Enabled Cyberattacks: How LLMs Are Misused and Stopped PLAYLive AI mock interview for security leaders NEWSDebian and Ubuntu APT flaw lets MitM attackers run code as root FREE2-minute CISO Readiness Scorecard — find your weakest area BLOGAI Influence Operations and Disinformation: Defender Guide TOOLS120 interactive security architecture diagrams TOOLSGenerate and validate an AI Bill of Materials (AIBOM)NEWSee everything PlayCISO has shipped