… Microsoft is moving towards passkeys as the favored method for two-factor authentication for Microsoft accounts. “SMS authentication is vulnerable to phishing and SIM-swap attacks,” says Microsoft. “We’re replacing it with passkeys and verified email for better protection and convenience.” The chan… …
… Microsoft used its own AI model to find security vulnerabilities. Microsoft’s MDASH multi-model agent is the leader on the CyberGym security evaluation framework, and the company has used it to discover vulnerabilities in its own products. …
… When Microsoft first unveiled Recall, it was branded a “disaster” for cybersecurity and a “privacy nightmare.” The backlash forced Microsoft to delay Recall — which takes screenshots of most of what you do on your PC — by a year to redesign it and secure it properly. …