The Patch Was There. The Attack Came Back.
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A temporary firewall rule can buy time. The renewed PeopleSoft attacks show why every workaround also needs an owner, a deadline and a verified permanent fix.
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Articles and field notes on security, technology and the decisions people face every day.
Seven Minutes: What an AI-Driven Azure Attack Teaches Us About Access
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Compromised software identities enabled a rapid destructive sequence in Azure. The practical lesson: limit access, protect recovery resources and rotate exposed credentials.
Read more…When Your AI Assistant Becomes the Backdoor
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An AI assistant that can read your inbox, use connected accounts and operate your computer is a powerful place to concentrate access. The Muse Mac zero-day shows what can happen when that access becomes available to someone else.
Read more…Your AI Agent Has Your Keys. What Is It Allowed to Do?
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You can give an assistant permission to answer messages and still be surprised by the promises it makes. That gap between technical permission and intended consent is the security problem at the centre of the Muse Marketplace story.
Read more…So How Do We Secure AI Agents?
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The first two articles examined different failure paths: an attacker obtaining an agent’s authority, and an authorized agent acting beyond its owner’s expectations. Both point to a practical design question: how do we control what an agent can access, decide and change?
Read more…Cybersecurity comes home
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Cyber risk no longer lives only in server rooms and security operations centres. It follows people into their homes, phones, bank accounts and family conversations. Effective security starts by making those everyday decisions easier to understand—and safer to make.
Read more…Good security is usable security
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A control that people cannot understand, access or sustain will eventually fail. The strongest security programs connect policy and technology to how work actually happens—reducing friction where possible and making the right action the natural one.
Read more…Clarity is a security control
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People make better decisions when expectations are specific, language is direct and help is easy to find. Clear communication is not decoration around a security program. It is part of the defence.
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