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01 Aug 27, 2026 15 min read

MCP Security: What Can Go Wrong With Third-Party Servers and How to Audit Them

An MCP server is third-party code running with your permissions and content flowing straight into model context. Risk classes, an audit checklist, and a team process.

ai mcp
Grzegorz Holak
02 Aug 20, 2026 17 min read

Prompt Injection for Testers: the OWASP LLM Top 10 in Practice

What prompt injection really is, how a QA tester should read the OWASP LLM Top 10, and how to test agents defensively: cases, assertions, reporting.

ai qa
Grzegorz Holak
03 Aug 14, 2026 16 min read

Vacation Mode in Home Assistant: Presence Simulation and a House That Watches Itself

One input_boolean master switch, randomized presence simulation, layered alerts, a connectivity watchdog and trusted-person access - with yaml examples and a checklist.

smart-home home-assistant
Grzegorz Holak
04 Jul 31, 2026 10 min read

IoT on a Separate Network: VLANs and a Firewall for Your Smart Home Without a Networking PhD

Network segmentation is the biggest free security lever for a smart home: a three-network model, firewall rules in plain language, the mDNS trap and a rollout plan for UniFi, Mikrotik and OpenWrt.

smart-home security
Grzegorz Holak
05 Jul 9, 2026 9 min read

Hooks in Claude Code - the Deterministic Layer Your Agent Cannot Skip

What hooks are in Claude Code, how blocking actions with exit code 2 works, and four practical examples: blocking commits without tests, lint after every edit, a secrets guard, and session-start context.

ai claude-code
Grzegorz Holak