Every autonomous AI agent deployed across your enterprise today is a new proxy identity operating inside your perimeter.

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As organizations eliminate passwords, attackers will adapt. Instead of attacking the authenticator directly, they will look for opportunities around it.

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ISSUE 23.41 • 2026-10-12 WINDOWS 11 By Martin Brinkmann Microsoft is phasing out VBScript, with the next major compatibility hit arriving around 2026–27. Here is what actually breaks, why VBA survives, and how to properly audit your systems before the lights go out. For roughly three decades, VBScript has been the duct tape holding together […]

Citing growing risks posed by more capable and autonomous AI agents, Apple will introduce additional controls.

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Companies are pouring time and dollars into security awareness training, but little evidence shows it actually works against social engineering.

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ISSUE 23.34.1 • 2026-08-25 By Susan Bradley I am lowering the MS-DEFCON level, but only to 3. August updates have proven themselves to be less than clean. Generally speaking, none of the issues is widespread. They depend upon whether you have specific hardware or are using specific software. And some problems have been reported only […]

An offensive security perspective on Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime, including architectural weaknesses, existing vulnerabilities, and exploitation methods.

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Social engineering is the manipulation of individuals into divulging confidential information, granting unauthorized access, or performing actions that benefit the attacker, all without the victim realizing they are being tricked.

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Mike Felch // The Hunt for Initial Access With the default disablement of VBA macros originating from the internet, Microsoft may be pitching a curveball to threat actors and red […]

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