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Understanding MCP: Security Implications

MCP, short for Message Communication Protocol, refers to a category of protocols used for exchanging structured messages between systems or applications. It was developed primarily to meet the communication needs of early enterprise systems that required: MCP protocols are often seen in banking, insurance, healthcare, and telecom industries—sectors where many systems were developed before APIs became mainstream.

What's new in Riscosity: March 2025

Riscosity has made it even easier to prioritize issues where data types are being shared by your Applications with 3rd party vendors by adding Confidence Scores to those data types. Users can focus in on the issues with data types that Riscosity had the highest confidence in determining without worrying about false positives.

Where the Shadows Lie

Shadow technology, regardless of name, is a manifestation of the same issue - unmonitored, unauthorized, or hidden technology operating outside official oversight. Over the past ten years, with the adoption of SaaS services, Shadow IT became a significant concern for security teams. With the more recent explosion of AI tools, we’ve started to hear the term Shadow AI being used for the same reasons.

Automating Data Privacy Confidence with a PIA

A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) is a process that helps identify and manage any privacy risks that may arise from taking on new projects or systems that involve personally identifiable information (PII). PIAs are recommended by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and required for government agencies to perform under the U.S. E-Government Act.