What is MCP?
In AI, MCP stands for Model Context Protocol—a standardized framework that connects AI models to external tools, data sources, and workflows.
As AI solutions become increasingly robust, they often need to communicate across platforms and applications.
For instance, Microsoft CoPilot connected ChatGPT and Anthropic because it was believed that each AI platform was better suited to a specific type of work.
Over the years, the industry has established a standard for securely passing data between disparate systems. MCP is the AI version of that interconnection.
That means at some point in your future, you will have an MCP server somewhere in your network interconnecting AI services.
This will increase your attack surface, similar to APIs or OAuth2 connections.
There are already some reports of MCP connectors potentially being compromised.
SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto have all recently bought AI Security companies to get out in front of this new area of security.
When AI solutions start talking about interoperability, they will probably mention MCP. Make sure to include security in your planning discussions.
It has been proven that the most successful AI implementations have a strong foundation of planning. Acture Solutions is proud to offer a robust AI practice to support your journey.
We are happy to help you on this journey. Give us a call.
Scott F. Quimby
Senior Technical Advisor, CISSP, vCISO
Acture Solutions, Inc.
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