New infosec products of the week: July 4, 2025
04
Jul
2025

New infosec products of the week: July 4, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from DigitalOcean, Scamnetic, StealthCores, and Tracer…

Azure API Vulnerabilities Leak VPN Keys and Built-In Roles Allow Over-Privileged Access
04
Jul
2025

Azure API Vulnerabilities Leak VPN Keys and Built-In Roles Allow Over-Privileged Access

Microsoft Azure’s role-based access control system has been found to contain critical security vulnerabilities that could expose enterprise networks to…

The End of Work | Daniel Miessler
04
Jul
2025

The End of Work | Daniel Miessler

Table of Contents The feeling If you’re like me, you’ve had this strange, uneasy feeling about the job market1 for…

04
Jul
2025

We’re All in Fractal Microcults

I think we’re all in microcults now. Fractal microcults. Infinitely small ones. Cults of one. Not everyone, of course, but…

GPT-5
04
Jul
2025

Leaks hint at Operator-like tool in ChatGPT ahead of GPT-5 launch

A few new code references in the ChatGPT web app and Android point to an Operator-like tool in GPT’s chain…

Defence commits to five more years of Azure worth $495m
04
Jul
2025

Defence commits to five more years of Azure worth $495m

Defence is set to spend at least $100 million annually on Microsoft Azure services until 2030. Under a new five-year…

Google offers new proposal to stave off EU antitrust fine
04
Jul
2025

Google offers new proposal to stave off EU antitrust fine

Alphabet’s Google has proposed fresh changes to its search results in an attempt to fend off growing criticism from rivals,…

The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned
04
Jul
2025

The Person in Charge of Testing Tech for US Spies Has Resigned

The head of the US government’s Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is leaving the unit this month to take…

Protecting Your Business Communications: The Critical Role of Secure Email Gateways
04
Jul
2025

The Critical Role of Secure Email Gateways

Email is still the backbone of how businesses communicate, with more than 300 billion messages sent every day. But this…

Microsoft to cut about four percent of jobs amid hefty AI bets
04
Jul
2025

Microsoft to cut about four percent of jobs amid hefty AI bets

Microsoft has confirmed it will lay off nearly 4 percent of its workforce as the tech giant looks to rein…

China-linked group Houken hit French organizations using zero-days
03
Jul
2025

China-linked group Houken hit French organizations using zero-days

China-linked group Houken hit French organizations using zero-days Pierluigi Paganini July 03, 2025 China-linked group Houken hit French govt, telecom,…

Grok
03
Jul
2025

xAI prepares Grok 4 Code as it plans to take on Claude and Gemini

xAI is preparing the rollout of Grok 4, which replaces Grok 3 as the new state-of-the-art model. Ahead of the rollout,…