Microsoft — Volume 341, Issue 2

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Volume 341, Issue 2 · 15 articles from 5 issues

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Enhancing AI Security Through Global AI Red Teaming (Microsoft, Monday, July 27th, 2026)

Microsoft's External Red Team Alliance brings universities and regional experts into frontier AI red teaming. Read more

What Is New in Microsoft Security: July 2026 (Microsoft, Thursday, July 30th, 2026)

Microsoft's monthly security roundup covers securing AI environments and strengthening AI-era foundations. Read more

Passkeys Are the Default Authentication Method in Entra ID (Microsoft, Monday, July 13th, 2026)

Microsoft is making passkeys the default in Entra ID and will retire native SMS and voice authentication on February 1, 2027. Read more

CaptiveCrunch: Midnight Blizzard Targets Travelers Worldwide for Malware Delivery and Credential Theft (Microsoft, Friday, July 31st, 2026)

Microsoft details Storm-2945 compromising hotel sign-in portals since May to hit travelers with malware. Read more

Echoverse: Deep, Evolving Environments for Computer-Use Agents (Microsoft, Friday, July 31st, 2026)

Microsoft Research introduces Echoverse, environments that evolve to keep testing computer-use agents meaningfully. Read more

Optimizing the Frontier Performance Curve (Microsoft, Thursday, July 30th, 2026)

Microsoft AI discusses pushing the trade-off curve between frontier model capability and inference cost. Read more

Microsoft Is Forcing an Enterprise Transition to Passkeys (Computerworld, Tuesday, July 14th, 2026)

Microsoft makes passkeys the Entra ID default from September 2026 and retires SMS and voice MFA by February 2027. Read more

The Next Measure of AI Momentum Is Work Transformed (Microsoft, Thursday, July 30th, 2026)

Microsoft argues AI progress should now be measured by work redesigned rather than seats deployed. Read more

Turning Threat Intelligence Into Decisive Action With Defender Experts (Microsoft, Wednesday, July 15th, 2026)

Microsoft launches Defender Experts Threat Intelligence and an expanded MDR Plan 2 covering third-party and multicloud environments. Read more

Better Security Starts With Better Questions (Microsoft, Wednesday, July 29th, 2026)

Microsoft argues security leaders make better decisions by improving the questions they ask of AI and their teams. Read more

Rethinking Security for the Age of AI (Microsoft, Monday, July 27th, 2026)

Microsoft introduces Project Perception, arguing the falling cost of offence requires a new cyber stack. Read more

The Economics of Agent Optimization: From Pilots to Measurable Returns (Microsoft, Wednesday, August 12th, 2026)

Microsoft argues AI cost management is what moves organisations from agent pilots to measurable returns. Read more

Microsoft Wants You to Rethink Your Approach to Cyber Defense (TechTarget, Tuesday, August 19th, 2025)

Microsoft says an exploit now costs $3.61 and 21 minutes to build, and MSRC volume is up ninefold. Read more

Email Threat Landscape: Q2 2026 Trends and Insights (Microsoft, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026)

Microsoft's Q2 2026 email threat report shows declining phishing volumes and shifting attacker tactics. Read more

Microsoft Surged 8% to Prove Its $116 Billion AI Bet Isn't a Gamble Anymore (Memeburn, Friday, July 31st, 2026)

Microsoft's Q4 FY2026 revenue hit $90 billion and Azure crossed $100 billion annually, lifting shares 8%. Read more


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