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30/10/2025

There has been a tremendous amount of conversation lately about artificial intelligence and what it means for cybersecurity. Depending on who you talk to, AI is either going to replace every job in the security industry or it is going to fade into the background as just another tool in an already overloaded technology stack. The truth, as usual, lives somewhere in between those extremes.

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24/10/2025

Microsoft is currently working on a new Teams feature that will use Wi-Fi network connections to pinpoint a user's exact location. For context, Teams will automatically update a user's work location when they connect their device to an office Wi-Fi network.

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17/10/2025

Anthropic is integrating its Claude AI assistant with Microsoft 365 services so it can surface content from Word documents, Teams messages, and Outlook emails in conversations with the chatbot. It’s part of a series of updates to Claude to make the chatbot more useful at work.

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30/9/2025

The software maker is launching a new Agent Mode in Excel and Word that can generate complex spreadsheets and documents with just a prompt. A new Office Agent in Copilot chat, powered by Anthropic models, is also launching today that can create PowerPoint presentations and Word documents from a “vibe working” chatbot.

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23/9/2025

A sophisticated malware campaign has emerged that leverages fake online speed test applications to deploy obfuscated JavaScript payloads on Windows systems. These malicious utilities masquerade as legitimate network speed testing tools, manual readers, PDF utilities, and various search frontends to deceive unsuspecting users into installing dangerous code that operates covertly in the background.

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22/9/2025

Attackers are increasingly sending phishing links over non-email delivery channels like social media, instant messaging apps, and malicious search engine ads. This article explores why phishing attacks are moving away from exclusively email-based delivery, and what this means for security teams.

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31/7/2025

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in "Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme" to take over susceptible sites. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5394, carries a CVSS score of 9.8. Security researcher Thái An has been credited with discovering and reporting the bug.

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7/8/2025

The company’s CEO Sam Altman called GPT-5 “a significant step along the path to AGI” during a press briefing on Wednesday. While he stopped short of claiming the model reaches artificial general intelligence, Altman noted the latest release is “clearly a model that is generally intelligent.”

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12/8/2025

Microsoft is starting to roll out lightweight taskbar apps for Microsoft 365 users on Windows 11. These taskbar apps will automatically launch at startup and provide quick access to contacts, file search, and calendar straight from the Windows taskbar.

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