Building in Public: What Shipped This Week (August 15-21, 2026)
One meeting with a real church turned PewHQ from a feature list into a strategy.
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THE PROMPT for Microsoft Security - Issue #80
When the agents finally shipped… and then audited me
Security Check-in Quick Hits: Zimbra RCE, Mabna Charges, Medusa, GitLab & Manic Malware
For August 20, 2026
How to Determine Whether the MCP Servers in a Client Environment Follow Secure Guidance
Treat MCP servers the same way you treat any other high-privilege integration layer.
From Assistive Copilot to Agentic SOC: What Changes in Practice
Agentic workflows invert the starting point.
Security Check-in Quick Hits: Medusa Hits 500+ Critical Orgs, Ray AI Under Active Attack, Windows IKE RCE Exploited, and GitLab Project-Wipe Flaw
For August 19, 2026
How Should We Handle Success in Our Professional Life?
James 4:10: Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
MCP Is the New Attack Surface. Here’s How to Secure It in 2026
Here is a practical breakdown of the risks that matter most right now and the controls that actually reduce them.
Security Check-in Quick Hits: Critical WordPress File Uploads, GitLab Project Deletion Risks, SafePal Customer Data Exposure & Actively Exploited Ray AI RCE
For August 18, 2026
Getting Started: Configuring Runtime Protection for Agent 365 Tooling
Follow-up
Multi-Agent Pipelines: The New Trust Boundary Problem
Once content or a compromised agent crosses an inter-agent boundary, downstream agents often treat it as trusted.
Security Check-in Quick Hits: French Tax Breach, SafePal Order Leak, Evooo1Bot Edge Hijacks & China-Linked vCenter Ransomware
For August 17, 2026
Announcing: SlingAgent is live
Months of hard work and tester feedback have culminated into this release.
Runtime Protection for Agents: Detection Is Not Enough
Detection remains essential. It is not sufficient.
Security Check-in Quick Hits: Critical SAP & Arista Flaws Actively Exploited, Healthcare Billing Breach Hits 1.26M, and n8n RCE PoC Emerges
For August 16, 2026