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Week in review: European retailers hit by refrigeration cyberattacks again, Patch Tuesday forecast

This Help Net Security weekly roundup highlights refrigeration cyberattacks against European retailers, a forecast for the next Patch Tuesday, and an interview with Vinay Thakker, CTO of , on setting identity, credentials and network limits for AI coding agents. Thakker argues agents should run under their own identity, with the user's identity attached when acting on someone's behalf. The roundup also reports that disrupted the .

Help Net Security·

Interview on setting identity, credential and network limits for AI coding agents

In a Help Net Security interview, CTO Vinay Thakker advises that AI coding agents run under their own identity, with the user's identity attached when acting on their behalf. He also discusses common credential proxy mistakes, what a basic command policy should contain, and how to prevent data exfiltration via package installation.

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