Enterprises Harden MCP Servers Against Attacks

Enterprises face growing risk from unsecured Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, TechTarget reports on Feb. 7, 2026, after researchers found nearly 2,000 exposed instances. Anthropic created the MCP standard in late 2024 without built-in access controls, leaving security to implementers. The article urges CISOs to adopt zero-trust, least-privilege, audit logging, monitoring and sandboxing to prevent unauthorized access and data loss.