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Chroma is an open-source vector store–a database designed to allow LLM chatbots to search for relevant information when answering a user’s question–and one of many technologies that have seen adoption grow with the recent AI boom. Like many databases, Chroma can be configured by end users to lack authentication and authorization mechanisms.

How many times have you experienced this scenario at work? A hot new AI tool emerges, promising game-changing productivity and innovative features. You can’t wait to try it out in your own workflow. But what is often your security team’s first instinct? Block it.

OpenAI has published a report looking at AI-enabled malicious activity, noting that threat actors are increasingly using AI tools to assist in social engineering attacks and influence operations. In one case, the company banned ChatGPT accounts that were likely being used in North Korean attempts to fraudulently obtain jobs at US companies. “Similar to the threat actors we disrupted and wrote about in February, the latest campaigns attempted to use AI at each step of the employment process.

As the global cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, the latest cybersecurity executive order from the Trump administration is making waves—setting new priorities while reversing some of the cornerstone initiatives from previous administrations. The new directive pivots away from centralized federal control and compliance-heavy practices, placing a sharper focus on AI innovation, post-quantum cryptography, and software security by design.

MCP adoption is surging across industries, fundamentally reshaping how systems connect to AI models. By establishing a universal protocol for data exchange, MCP simplifies integration complexity, empowering developers to build sophisticated AI capabilities in a fraction of the traditional development time. However, this streamlined connectivity to AI tools introduces significant security risks.

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