MCP Servers Are the New Shadow IT for AI

This Qualys blog describes the emerging security landscape around Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers—an integration layer connecting AI agents to enterprise systems—explaining how they function, the risks they introduce (e.g., discovery-as-reconnaissance, tool invocation as an execution surface, credential exposure, and supply-chain propagation), and how Qualys TotalAI detects, inventories, maps, and assesses these servers while recommending governance and hardening steps.