Microsoft named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/16/microsoft-named-a-leader-in-the-2025-gartn…
Touch keyboard appears automatically in OneNote on Windows –
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoft365insiderblog/touch-keyboard-appears-automatical…
Extortion and ransomware drive over half of cyberattacks –
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/10/16/mddr-2025/
Microsoft 365 Insider Round-Up: October 2025 –
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/microsoft-365-insider-round-up-october-2025-microsoft-365-insider-ub…
Making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC –
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2025/10/16/making-every-windows-11-pc-an-ai-pc/
Microsoft raises the bar: A smarter way to measure AI for cybersecurity –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/14/microsoft-raises-the-bar-a-smarter-way-to-…
Building a lasting security culture at Microsoft –
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/13/building-a-lasting-security-culture-at-mic…
Windows 10 support has ended on October 14, 2025 –
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-has-ended-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b31…
Introducing MAI-Image-1, debuting in the top 10 on LMArena –
https://microsoft.ai/news/introducing-mai-image-1-debuting-in-the-top-10-on-lmarena/
The weakest link: Stolen staff passwords now the biggest cyber threat to workplaces –
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-weakest-link-stolen-staff-passwords-now-the-biggest-cyb…
After hours
This is what happens when you reply to spam email – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ
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