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MCP and Tool-Use Security Hub

MCP and tool-use security sits between AI security and API security. This hub groups the content most relevant to teams exposing tools, files, APIs, and privileged actions to models.

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9

Latest Update

May 9, 2026

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Coverage of Model Context Protocol security, tool delegation controls, function calling risk, and AI-agent execution boundaries.

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AI Security

What Is Agentic AI? Security Risks, Use Cases, Challenges, and Future

A detailed guide to agentic AI for engineering and security teams. Learn what agentic AI is, how it works, where it creates business value, why it is harder to secure than a standard chatbot, and what the future of agentic AI security looks like.

SCR Security Research Team
May 9, 2026
19 min read
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AI Security

AI Security Testing Tools: Garak, PyRIT, promptfoo, and the Controls They Actually Validate

A practical guide to AI security testing tools for LLM and agentic applications. Explains what Garak, PyRIT, and promptfoo are good at, where each tool falls short, and how to combine automated testing with human review for prompt injection, data leakage, and unsafe tool use.

SCR Security Research Team
May 8, 2026
17 min read
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AI Security

Secure Tool Calling for LLMs: Function Calling Risks and Runtime Controls

Tool calling is where an LLM application stops being a text system and starts becoming an action system. Learn the runtime controls, permission boundaries, and confirmation patterns that keep function calling from becoming an automation incident.

SCRs Team
May 7, 2026
13 min read
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Application Security

MCP Server Security: Model Context Protocol Risks, Attack Paths, and Hardening Guide

A practical MCP server security guide covering Model Context Protocol risks, tool execution abuse, prompt injection, overprivileged servers, package trust, and hardening patterns for Cursor, Claude, and AI agent deployments.

SCRs Team
Apr 1, 2026
14 min read
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AI Security

OWASP Top 10 for Agentic AI 2026: Risks, Attack Paths, and Security Controls

A detailed guide to the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic AI Applications covering goal hijacking, tool manipulation, prompt injection, uncontrolled autonomy, and the security controls teams need for agentic AI deployments.

SCR Security Research Team
Feb 16, 2026
22 min read
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AI Security

How to Secure AI Agents: Identity & Access Management for Agentic AI

Machine identities now outnumber human identities 45:1. Learn how to implement IAM for AI agents — authentication, authorization, credential management, and delegation chains in multi-agent systems.

SCR Security Research Team
Feb 15, 2026
18 min read
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AI Security

Securing Generative AI APIs: MCP Security & Shadow AI Risks in 2026

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the emerging standard for connecting AI to tools and data. But MCP servers, shadow AI usage, and AI supply chain attacks introduce critical risks. Learn how to secure generative AI APIs.

SCR Security Research Team
Feb 13, 2026
19 min read
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API Security

API Security Trends 2026: Protecting REST, GraphQL & gRPC in an AI-Driven World

APIs now account for 83% of web traffic. This guide covers the most critical API security trends for 2026 — AI-generated API abuse, GraphQL-specific attacks, gRPC security, API gateways, and runtime protection strategies.

SCR Security Research Team
Feb 7, 2026
20 min read
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API Security

API Security for AI Agents: Securing MCP, Function Calling & Tool Use

AI agents are the new API consumers. This guide covers securing APIs against AI-driven abuse — MCP server hardening, function calling guardrails, tool delegation authorization, and protecting sensitive endpoints from autonomous agents.

SCR Security Research Team
Feb 4, 2026
18 min read
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