Risky Business #824 -- Microsoft's Secure Future is looking a bit wobbly

On this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s cybersecurity news, including: Microsoft reshuffles security leadership. It doesn’t spark joy.Russia is hacking the Winter Olympics. Again. But y tho?China-linked groups are keeping busy, hacking telcos in Norway, Singapore and dozens of othersCampaigns underway targeting Ivanti, BeyondTrust and SolarWinds productsAn unknown hero blocks 23/tcp on the US internet backboneAnd James Wilson pops into talk about Claude’s go at a C compiler This week’s episode is sponsored by Ent.AI, an AI startup that isn’t quite ready to tell us all what they’re doing. But nevertheless, founder Brandon Dixon joins to discuss AI’s role in security. Where does language-based understanding take us that previous methods couldn’t? This episode is also available on Youtube. Show notes Updates in two of our core priorities - The Official Microsoft BlogStrengthening Windows trust and security through User Transparency and Consent | Windows Experience BlogMicrosoft prepares to refresh Secure Boot’s digital certificate | Cybersecurity DiveMicrosoft Patch Tuesday matches last year’s zero-day high with six actively exploited vulnerabilities | CyberScoopMicrosoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce. - Ars TechnicaItaly blames Russia-linked hackers for cyberattacks ahead of Winter Olympics | The Record from Recorded Future NewsResearchers uncover vast cyberespionage operation targeting dozens of governments worldwide | The Record from Recorded Future NewsGermany warns of state-linked phishing campaign targeting journalists, government officials | The Record from Recorded Future NewsNorwegian intelligence discloses country hit by Salt Typhoon campaign | The Record from Recorded Future NewsSingapore says China-linked hackers targeted telecom providers in major spying campaign | The Record from Recorded Future NewsLargest Multi-Agency Cyber Operation Mounted to Counter Threat Posed by Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Actor UNC3886 to Singapore’s Telecommunications Sector | Cyber Security Agency of SingaporeHow Intel and Google Collaborate to Strengthen Intel® TDXStrengthening the Foundation: A Joint Security Review of Intel TDX 1.5 - Google Bug HuntersActive Exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk (CVE-2025-26399) | HuntressEU, Dutch government announce hacks following Ivanti zero-days | The Record from Recorded Future NewsNorth Korean hackers targeted crypto exec with fake Zoom meeting, ClickFix scam | The Record from Recorded Future NewsBeyondTrust warns of critical RCE flaw in remote support softwareRapid7 Analysis of CVE-2026-1731Building a C compiler with a team of parallel Claudes \ Anthropic(1) Post by @ryiron.bsky.social — BlueskyWhat AI Security Research Looks Like When It Works | AISLESouth Korean crypto exchange races to recover $40bn of bitcoin sent to customers by mistake | South Korea | The GuardianWhite House to meet with GOP lawmakers on FISA Section 702 renewal | The Record from Recorded Future News