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securityJune 24, 2026

Lockdown Mode Is a Retreat, Not a Solution

OpenAI's Lockdown Mode restricts what ChatGPT can do in order to reduce security risk. That tradeoff reveals a deeper problem with how AI security is being approached.

Securing the Model Context Protocol: An MCP Threat Model for 2026

MCP became the default way to give agents tools, and its security model is still catching up. Using the protocol's own specification as the anchor, here is a practical threat model for MCP and the controls that actually hold.

The EU AI Act in 2026: What Actually Applies, and When

The EU AI Act becomes fully applicable on 2 August 2026, but a 2025-2026 simplification package has shifted some of the hardest deadlines. Here is a clear, current map of what is in force now, what moved, and what it means for anyone deploying LLMs.

Two Rulebooks, One Pipeline: KVKK and the EU AI Act for AI Deployments

Companies operating across Turkey and the EU answer to two regimes at once: KVKK for personal data and the EU AI Act for AI systems. They overlap more than they conflict. Here is how to build one pipeline that satisfies both instead of two that fight each other.

The OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications (2026): A Practical Field Guide

In December 2025 OWASP published a Top 10 built specifically for autonomous AI agents, separate from the LLM list. Here is what each of the ten risks means in production, and how to defend against them without crippling the agent.

The Lethal Trifecta: Why Capable AI Agents Are Inherently Exploitable

Private data, untrusted content, and the ability to communicate out. Any agent with all three can be turned into a data-exfiltration tool by a single injected instruction, and the model layer cannot reliably stop it. Here is why, and what to do instead.