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AI agents, Amazon AI-generated alert, OWASP testing guide, US Retail Data Breach
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AI agents, Amazon AI-generated alert, OWASP testing guide, US Retail Data Breach

GenAI Safety & Security | June 23 - June 30, 2025

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Highlights

  • Rethink IAM as AI agents.

  • Amazon: AI-generated alert.

  • OWASP AI testing guide.

  • US Retail Data Breach.

  • Anthropic’s AI weird experiment.

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Deep Dive

1. Rethink IAM as AI agents Venture Beat

  • 80% breach: Stolen credentials

  • Difficult to manage AI agents.

  • Now use Bluetooth Low Energy

  • Cisco’s Duo, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity.

  • Embrace “Never trust, always verify”.

2. Amazon: AI-generated Alert Amazon

  • For rind doorbell division.

  • Alert unsual activities around homes.

  • 25/6: Beta version for premium users.

  • Plans to push deeper into AI.

  • Concern about flaws with the technologies.

3. OWASP AI Testing guide OWASP

  • Comprehensive methodologies, best practices.

  • Principles and objectives to test AI.

  • Threat modelling for AI systems..

  • Application, model, infrastructure, data.

  • Open source project.

4. US Retail Data Breach HowToGeek

  • 2.2 millions of records,

  • Sensitive personal, finance and health info.

  • Current and former employees.

  • Global Food Retail Company.

  • First accesss: November 6, 2024.

5. Anthropic’s AI Weird Experiment. TechCrunch

  • I vending machine went haywire.

  • Hallucinated, lied, & contacted security.

  • Obsessed over selling tungsten cubes.

  • Long-running instance caused odd behavior.

  • AI middle-managers still seem possible.

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