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AI Agent Security: Six Controls From Nine Real Incidents

AI Agent Security: Six Controls From Nine Real Incidents

An AI agent runs with your credentials and acts before you can stop it. Nine incidents show what that costs. Six controls limit the damage: sandbox the agent, scope its credentials, lock its configuration, log every call, scan the workspace first, and deny by default.

How the GitGuardian Mixin Kit Extends Docker Sandboxes for Safer AI Coding

How the GitGuardian Mixin Kit Extends Docker Sandboxes for Safer AI Coding

Docker Sandboxes isolate AI coding agents from the host. The GitGuardian Mixin Kit adds ggshield and AI hooks to scan prompts, tool actions, and outputs for secrets, giving developers a safer, repeatable path for agentic coding.

The Ultimate Guide to GitHub Backups

The Ultimate Guide to GitHub Backups

In such a fast-developing world, it becomes more and more important to make sure the source code and its metadata are backed up in case of an emergency. Learn everything you need to know about how to backup a GitHub repository.