Most Organizations Skip Permissions Reviews Before Deploying AI Tools
A new Syskit study has shown that only 43% of organizations with AI agents deployed in Microsoft 365 environments completed a permission review before doing so
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Hackers Use AI-Assisted CEO Emails to Trick Finance Teams Into Sending $50,000 Payments.
Threat actors are using AI-assisted phishing templates, executive impersonation, fake ServiceNow invoices, and fabricated email threads to pressure finance t...
12 Best Server Security Solutions Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
Quick Answer: CrowdStrike and SentinelOne lead server EDR; Trend Micro Deep Security owns virtual patching for unpatchable estates; Microsoft Defender for Se...
12 Best Ransomware Protection Solutions Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
Quick Answer: No single product stops ransomware. The strongest stacks combine EDR prevention (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender, Sophos, Bitdefen...
China-Linked UNC3569 Exploited Sogou Input Method Flaw to Deploy GRAYRABBIT Backdoor
A China-linked hacking group exploited a flaw in Sogou Input Method, one of the most widely used tools for typing Chinese characters on Windows, to install a...
12 Best Endpoint Encryption Software Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
Quick Answer: The encryption itself is free BitLocker (Windows) and VeraCrypt (open-source) are strong. What you pay for is management: Sophos Central manage...
11 Best Device Control & USB Security Tools Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
Quick Answer: CoSoSys Endpoint Protector leads cross-platform (Windows/macOS/Linux) device control; Safetica and ManageEngine win mid-market value; Symantec ...
12 Best Endpoint Privilege Management (EPM) Tools Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
Quick Answer: CyberArk and BeyondTrust lead enterprise EPM; Delinea balances depth with usability; Admin By Request and CyberFOX AutoElevate make local-admin...
Hackers Deploy New SloppyRAT via ClickFix to Enable Ransomware Lateral Movement
A new Windows remote-access trojan dubbed SloppyRAT, which appears to be positioned as an intrusion-enablement tool for ransomware operations. First observed...
Attackers are weaponizing the gap between Chromium fixes and Chrome patches
A new exploit kit is revealing the perils of the “patch later” mentality. According to the Proofpoint Threat Research team, espionage-motivated threat actors...
September Windows Server updates break Remote Desktop Services
Windows admins report that the September 2026 security updates are causing Remote Desktop Services (RDS) failures on Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 serv...
Microsoft Excel KB5002914 update breaks copy and paste for some users
Microsoft Excel users report that this week's KB5002914 Office security update is breaking copy-and-paste operations and formula dragging, with affected user...
Protecting organizations from AI-assisted executive impersonation and invoice fraud
Microsoft examines an AI-assisted business email compromise campaign that used executive impersonation and fake invoices to target finance teams with ACH pay...
Detect and disrupt AI-themed attacks with Microsoft Defender
See how Microsoft Defender detects and disrupts AI-themed phishing, malware, and multi-stage attacks across the attack chain. The post Detect and disrupt AI-...
New 'BlueMoon' kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws
Multiple cyber-espionage groups deployed an exploit kit dubbed "BlueMoon" that leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. [.
Attackers call employees’ personal phones to break into Microsoft 365 accounts
Attackers are calling or texting employees on their personal phones, posing as internal IT staff, in a social engineering campaign that tricks them into hand...
Proofpoint Expands AI-Powered Investigations to Microsoft 365 and Deepens Insider Risk Visibility into AI Activity
Microsoft says September updates fix mouse settings reset issues
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that wiped mouse settings on some Windows 11 systems after installing the KB5120998 August 2026 preview update. [.
Hackers Pose as IT Support to Hijack Microsoft 365 Accounts With Fake Passkey Alerts
Threat actors are impersonating corporate IT helpdesk staff in an active social-engineering campaign that hijacks Microsoft 365 identities, establishes MFA p...
12 Best Application Control & Allowlisting Tools Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
Quick Answer: For dedicated deny-by-default allowlisting, ThreatLocker and Airlock Digital lead in 2026; Microsoft WDAC/AppLocker is the free native option f...