Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The hype of AI Agents is in full swing, with Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) being the highly popular, de facto standard to connect agents with external tools to access files, networks, and APIs. Here, unfortunately, security has been left once again as an afterthought. Ever since LLMs were given the possibility to interact with your computer and environment via tool calls and MCP, not much has been done about security. So, how can we secure AI agent-based systems before we end up in a security nightmare?
In this session for AI-, security-, and software-engineers, we shed some light on the security challenges of agentic AI systems and how to mitigate them. We show how the application of a permission-based access control mechanism can encapsulate MCP servers that are otherwise executed with full privileges. We discuss how our solution comes at little to no performance cost and is compatible with the current implementations of MCP servers, allowing for easy adoption.
The hype of AI Agents is in full swing, with Anthropic's Model Context Protocol (MCP) being the highly popular, de facto standard to connect agents with external tools to access files, networks, and APIs. Here, unfortunately, security has been left once again as an afterthought. Ever since LLMs were given the possibility to interact with your computer and environment via tool calls and MCP, not much has been done about security. So, how can we secure AI agent-based systems before we end up in a security nightmare?
In this session for AI-, security-, and software-engineers, we shed some light on the security challenges of agentic AI systems and how to mitigate them. We show how the application of a permission-based access control mechanism can encapsulate MCP servers that are otherwise executed with full privileges. We discuss how our solution comes at little to no performance cost and is compatible with the current implementations of MCP servers, allowing for easy adoption.
![[VDBUH2026] Sander Hoogendoorn - Keynote: Seven Habits of a (Mostly) Successful Team](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8pDCcKqbwB4/mqdefault.jpg "[VDBUH2026] Sander Hoogendoorn - Keynote: Seven Habits of a (Mostly) Successful Team
After four years of building, breaking, and learning at iBOOD, we’ve discovered what makes a development team truly successful. No frameworks, no dogma—just seven practical habits that help teams ship great software, stay motivated, and keep improving.
This talk is based on real experiences, not theory, nor agile BS. We’ll dive into:
Prioritizing Pragmatically Balancing business needs, technical debt, and innovation.
Killing Complexity Keeping architecture, code, and processes simple, even as you scale.
Owning the Work Why autonomy beats process, and how teams can take real ownership.
Communicating Relentlessly Why constant, transparent communication makes everything smoother.
Building Microteams Why smaller, focused teams move faster and collaborate better.
Delivering Continuously Making small, frequent releases a habit (without the chaos).
Having Fun Because happy teams build better software. An afterthought about purpose, mastery, and autonomy.
I’ll share stories from the trenches—what worked, what failed, and what we’d never do again. If you’ve ever wondered how to build a team that doesn’t just survive but thrives, this talk will give you concrete ideas to take back to your team.")
