information security

The landscape of cloud computing and remote work reached a critical inflection point as Microsoft announced sweeping new security defaults set to transform the default posture of Windows 365 Cloud PCs. These changes, scheduled to take effect in the latter half of 2025, reflect a response to the...

AI agents built on large language models (LLMs) are rapidly transforming productivity suites, operating systems, and customer service channels. Yet, the very features that make them so useful—their ability to accurately interpret natural language and act on user intent—have shown to create a new...

In an era where digital security underpins nearly every aspect of our online interactions, data breaches remain an ever-present threat, challenging individuals, organizations, and even governments to consistently re-examine their defenses. The persistent evolution of cyber threats, coupled with...

The meteoric rise of GenAI has irrevocably shaped the technology landscape, spurring a constant push toward digital transformation and intelligent automation. Yet, as generative AI (GenAI) rapidly permeates workplace operations—from customer support chatbots to data-driven Copilot...

The emergence of generative AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and their enterprise cousins has ignited a transformation in workplace productivity and digital workflows. These so-called AI copilots promise to streamline research, automate repetitive tasks, and bring insightful...

Microsoft is currently under scrutiny following allegations that its GitHub platform may have been used to host code facilitating unauthorized data extraction from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Representative Stephen Lynch has formally requested that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella...

A cascading cloud outage that took major parts of the web offline reverberated far beyond the engineering trenches, sparking a dramatic—and in some cases risky—surge in alternative AI search platforms like DeepSeek. As mainstream users were locked out of ChatGPT during the widely reported June...

Microsoft’s latest advancement in data protection, the extension of Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) to limit Microsoft 365 Copilot’s access to sensitive emails, is poised to become a watershed moment in organizational cybersecurity. As artificial intelligence increasingly integrates with...

With Microsoft 365 Copilot rapidly becoming the nerve center of enterprise productivity, the lines between generative AI’s promise and organizational risk have never been sharper. The latest announcement—that Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP) will soon control Copilot’s access to...

In the first week of June, the cybersecurity landscape took another sobering turn when The Washington Post fell victim to a targeted email account compromise. Multiple Microsoft 365 work email accounts belonging to journalists were breached, prompting urgent password resets and a rapid...

LinuxFest Northwest (LFNW) celebrated its 25th anniversary from April 25 to 27, 2025, at Bellingham Technical College in Bellingham, Washington. This milestone event underscored the festival's enduring commitment to fostering open-source communities and advancing technological education. One of...

For decades, the fortress-like defense of air-gapped computers—those completely disconnected from external networks—has stood as a cornerstone of security in top-secret governmental agencies, defense contractors, and industries with critical infrastructure. The guiding philosophy was simple: if...

When Twitter confirmed that a hacker exploited a significant security vulnerability, it set off alarm bells not just within the company, but across the wider digital landscape. Such incidents underscore the growing concerns around data privacy, cybersecurity, and the responsibility that tech...

Microsoft’s Recall feature for Windows has garnered both curiosity and concern from IT professionals, privacy advocates, and everyday users alike. As the capacities of AI-powered assistants grow, so too does the need for transparent, robust documentation and export mechanisms for user data. This...

A critical zero-click vulnerability in Microsoft's Copilot AI assistant, identified as CVE-2025-32711 and dubbed "EchoLeak," has been discovered by researchers at Aim Security. This flaw allowed attackers to exfiltrate sensitive organizational data without any user interaction, posing a...

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) CVE page for CVE-2024-28923 describes it as a "Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." The most recent update simply adds an acknowledgement to the advisory, indicating this is an informational change only. There are no new technical or...

In early 2025, a significant security vulnerability, dubbed "EchoLeak," was discovered in Microsoft 365 Copilot, the AI-powered assistant integrated into Office applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. This flaw allowed attackers to access sensitive company data through a...

The global IT landscape was rocked by a recent catastrophic outage, laying bare just how vulnerable even the most sophisticated digital infrastructures can be to the ripple effects of unforeseen technical failures. This incident, attributed to a flawed CrowdStrike update that crippled countless...

Microsoft’s relentless push to embed AI deeply within the workplace has rapidly transformed its Microsoft 365 Copilot offering from a novel productivity assistant into an indispensable tool driving modern enterprise creativity. But as recent events around the EchoLeak vulnerability have made...

A wave of fortified digital privacy will soon sweep through enterprise communications, as Microsoft prepares to introduce a pivotal security feature for Outlook: the two-click view for encrypted emails. Branded as an intentional guardrail against accidental data leaks, this enhancement suggests...