user vigilance

John Arnett’s column about Officer MJ Byrd — a short, human moment under a park tree that ended with two lost children safely returned — is a small, clear rebuke to the breathless extremes of our AI debate: no matter how capable large language models and other generative systems become, there...

Phishing attacks have evolved far beyond suspicious links in emails or obvious malware-laden attachments; today’s cybercriminals are engineering schemes that bypass even the most robust inbox filters, preying on the everyday habits and default settings trusted by countless Microsoft 365 and...

A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-47165, has been discovered in Microsoft Excel, posing significant risks to users worldwide. This flaw, categorized as a "use-after-free" vulnerability, allows unauthorized attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system by...

Phishing attacks continue to evolve, leveraging not only increasingly sophisticated social engineering techniques but also the legitimate tools and platforms users trust every day. The most recent wave of attacks, as publicized by cybersecurity researchers and industry reports, reveals that...

Windows users worldwide are once again under siege—not by viruses or ransomware, but by the cunning manipulations of cybercriminals who exploit trust in the name of legitimacy. Over the past few weeks, officials have observed a sharp uptick in sophisticated phishing campaigns that exploit the...

The rise of AI-powered content on social platforms has converged with a new wave of cybercrime strategies, threatening even the most security-conscious Windows 11 users with sophisticated social engineering tactics that sidestep legacy protections. This development is not only a technical...

We live in an era where simply clicking a video call link could lead to the digital equivalent of inviting a burglar in for tea—and hackers are getting increasingly creative with their invitations, especially when it comes to Microsoft 365 access. The Evolving Art of Social Engineering (or: Why...

Every second, somewhere in the world, someone falls for a convincing—yet surprisingly old-fashioned—online scam. Your email inbox, your bank, your social media timeline: the deluge of phishing links, suspicious friend requests, and fake tech support agents never seems to slow. What stands...

AI-Powered Deception: The New Frontier of Fraud and How Microsoft Is Fighting Back Artificial intelligence is no longer just a productivity booster – it now plays a starring role on both sides of the cyber-fraud battlefield. Where organizations once had time to train staff against known scam...

In this video Seth Moore describes another benefit of the Windows 10 Isolated User Mode: credential theft mitigation. He first describes the kinds of credentials that can be stolen and how a hacker gains access to them. He then describes how the Windows 10 Isolated User Mode prevents the typical...