This week, Microsoft is betting big on AI-driven cybersecurity, there’s another sophisticated attack targeting Microsoft 365 users, VMware has lost yet another large customer, and we’ll cover all of the latest enterprise IT news you need to know from the past week.
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Microsoft Launches a Specialised Cybersecurity AI Model
https://qz.com/microsoft-mai-cyber-1-flash-cybersecurity-model-perception-072826
SMS and Voice Authentication a No-No as Microsoft Moves to Standardize on PassKeys
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/22/microsoft-admits-sms-and-voice-mfa-cant-stop-ai-attacks-mandates-passkeys-in-entra-by-february-2027/
Microsoft Improving Windows Update Dialogs and Progress
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-making-much-needed-improvement-to-windows-11-downloads-and-installs/
Palo Alto Networks Announces an Acquisition
https://www.securityweek.com/palo-alto-networks-to-acquire-observability-platform-provider-embrace/
Microsoft Services Suffers Major Outages
https://www.reddit.com/r/microsoft/s/DBHK08dy61
Windows 10 Support Extended
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/24/hp-admits-30-of-pcs-still-run-windows-10-rejecting-windows-11-and-its-why-microsoft-caved-on-support/
OpenAI Took 10 Days to Inform Hugging Face of Recent Attack
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/openai-took-ten-days-to-tell-hugging-face-its-models-were-behind-the-july-11-weekend-hack
Shared Claude Chats Show up in Google Search Results
https://cybersecuritynews.com/claude-ai-shared-chats/amp/
IBM Slated by Yahoo for Poor Performance
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/ibm-world-worst-big-tech-162218905.html
Microsoft 365 Credentials Stolen via Public Wi-Fi
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/321566/20260725/hotel-wi-fi-gateways-weaponized-steal-microsoft-365-logins-mfa-bypassed.htm
Tips to Protect Yourself Against Such Breaches
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-hotel-wi-fi-dns-to-steal-microsoft-365-accounts/
TPM Use Coming to KMS Activation
https://www.techspot.com/news/113232-microsoft-using-tpm-chips-crack-down-pirated-windows.html
Interesting Metrics on IT Employment in the EU
https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/en/publications/all/it-sector-in-focus-evolution-digital-workforce
Enhancements in Copilot for Excel
https://www.neowin.net/news/here-are-all-the-new-features-microsoft-added-to-excel-in-july-2026/
Another Surge of AI Boom Related Stories
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/972119/ai-stock-fall-google-capex?utm_content=buffer50ed0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=verge_social
Logitech Limiting Replaceable Batteries to EU Customers
https://www.theverge.com/tech/971963/logitech-user-replacable-batteries-europe
Foxconn Moving Workloads Away from VMware
https://www.sdxcentral.com/news/foxconn-dumps-vmware-for-rising-hci-star-arcfra/
Man Charged for Using Duress Password Feature on His Phone
https://www.theverge.com/report/972146/cbp-phone-search-airport-duress-password
Scripts, Tricks and Tips
Tip from Microsoft CEO About What You Share with AI and Managing Dependence
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/27/satya-nadella-says-companies-that-trust-one-ai-for-everything-may-not-survive/
Patching Metrics to Discuss with Management
https://www.securityweek.com/is-patching-dead-vulnerability-management-in-the-post-mythos-era/
