From Perimeter Defense to Protocol Defense

[ChristopherTHyatt]

Traditional security assumes you can protect the “edge.” But with MCP, AI agents connect directly to enterprise tools and databases — bypassing the perimeter entirely.

That’s why we designed zMCP: a governance layer that secures every AI request through authentication, policy evaluation, monitoring, and audit logging.

📄 Research paper:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394875810_zMCP_A_Zero-Trust_Extension_of_the_Model_Context_Protocol_for_Data_Governance