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Patch Tuesday
November 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Old software continues to bite

How did you enjoy October 2026 Patch Tuesday? Were there enough CVEs reported to keep you busy for the rest of the year or are you finished and ready for another round next …

Binance
Fake job interview opened the door to $6.34 billion Binance heist

A tampered software installer and a fake job interview gave attackers the access they needed to steal about $6.34 billion in digital assets from Binance. “It was not a single …

Microsoft Authenticator for Android
Microsoft Authenticator vulnerability let rogue Android apps steal work account access

If you use Microsoft Authenticator on Android, update it. Researchers at Enclave found a flaw that let any app on your phone quietly take over your work account. The app …

Roger Halbheer
Sovereignty vs. security: Microsoft’s Roger Halbheer says you’re asking the wrong question

In this interview with Help Net Security, Roger Halbheer, Customer Security Officer at Microsoft, argues that digital sovereignty is a security question first. He explains why …

insider threat
Microsoft wants to limit AI agents’ permissions when they stray from the job

Microsoft’s Guardian Agents in Project Perception adapt as agent activity, risk, security context and organizational policy change. They help security teams understand why …

ConnectWise
ConnectWise suspends Cloud Backup service after attackers abuse its Microsoft 365 access

American software company ConnectWise is contending with a security incident that has allowed unknown attackers to use its application identities to break into organizations’ …

AI
With open-weight AI, more of the security burden falls on enterprises

Organizations that run open-weight AI models on their own infrastructure may have to supply safety and security controls that an AI provider would otherwise handle for them, …

phishing
Microsoft disrupts phishing network behind more than a billion scam messages

Microsoft uncovered a criminal marketplace supplying tools and accounts used in phishing scams worldwide. Attackers used these resources to target organizations in healthcare, …

Microsoft-Decision-1
Microsoft’s new model helps AI agents judge their next move

Microsoft-Decision-1 is a small decision-scoring model. Given a situation, a question and a fixed set of answer options, it returns a calibrated probability for each option. …

Microsoft
Windows PCs missing key updates could lose security fixes in 2027

Microsoft is advising users and businesses to update Windows devices before digital certificates used to verify Windows Update servers expire in May and June 2027. The …

patch tuesday
October 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Time for an Office cleanup

September 2026 Patch Tuesday set an all-time record with 973 CVEs addressed across the Microsoft portfolio. We’re only four months into the Patch Apocalypse and everyone seems …

Windows App
Your Windows PC can now reach other PCs through Windows App

Microsoft has made remote PC connections generally available in Windows App on Windows. Users can access physical or virtual Windows PCs alongside Windows 365, Azure Virtual …

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