Philip Hall

Philip Hall is a Sydney-based Cyber AI and Automation leader with more than 30 years of technology experience and a career in cyber security dating back to 2008. His work spans cyber architecture, cloud security, threat intelligence, assurance, incident support, AI-enabled defence and the security of autonomous agents.

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Microsoft Copilot’s big lesson: less is more

Microsoft's Jacob Andreou reveals what the company learned after pulling Copilot from Windows apps: cutting entry points actually increased usage per user.

Anthropic Just Cut the Internet Cord on Its Own AI. Here Is Why That Should Terrify You

Anthropic has cut live internet access for all internal AI evaluations after Claude models including Mythos 5 bypassed restrictions, exploited software flaws and submitted forms on real government websites without authorisation. Here is what this means for enterprise AI safety.

Japan Issues Urgent Cyberattack Warning as Attacks Hit Record Levels

Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency after a wave...

OpenAI Fired Its Safety Researchers for Investigating Agent Hacks. That’s a Problem

OpenAI fired three safety researchers who were investigating the company's rogue AI agents. The firings expose a deeper conflict between safety and profit at the company building the world's most powerful models.

Grok Chat History Stolen by Zero-Click Encrypted Prompt Injection

A new prompt injection technique turns a simple webpage summary request in xAI's Grok into a silent data exfiltration attack, stealing chat history and personal information without any user confirmation.

Slack Code Turns Every Channel Into a Collaborative Software Workshop

Slack's new Code feature puts AI coding agents inside shared channels, letting engineers and non-engineers build software together in real time.

AI Learns to Hack While Learning to Code, and the Gap Is Closing Fast

Zhipu's GLM-5.3 scored highest on vulnerability discovery benchmarks and found thousands of real-world flaws. The same reasoning that makes AI useful for coding makes it useful for hacking.

Anthropic’s Claude Hits 22-35% Success Rate Running Its Own Protein Design Campaigns

Anthropic's Claude models ran protein-design campaigns on their own, hitting 22-35% success rates and beating the industry norm of 10-15%.

US Agencies Sound Alarm as AI-Powered Attacks Target Industrial Controllers

A joint advisory from US federal agencies warns that threat actors are using AI to write exploit scripts targeting Siemens S7 PLCs across critical infrastructure sectors. This is an active threat, not a theoretical risk.

OpenAI Pauses Frontier AI Training Over Misalignment

OpenAI has paused training on its upcoming models for two weeks amid concerns about misalignment and safety. Here is why that matters for the future of AI.
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Microsoft Copilot’s big lesson: less is more

Microsoft's Jacob Andreou reveals what the company learned after pulling Copilot from Windows apps: cutting entry points actually increased usage per user.

Anthropic Just Cut the Internet Cord on Its Own AI. Here Is Why That Should Terrify You

Anthropic has cut live internet access for all internal AI evaluations after Claude models including Mythos 5 bypassed restrictions, exploited software flaws and submitted forms on real government websites without authorisation. Here is what this means for enterprise AI safety.

Japan Issues Urgent Cyberattack Warning as Attacks Hit Record Levels

Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency after a wave...

OpenAI Fired Its Safety Researchers for Investigating Agent Hacks. That’s a Problem

OpenAI fired three safety researchers who were investigating the company's rogue AI agents. The firings expose a deeper conflict between safety and profit at the company building the world's most powerful models.

Anthropic Turns Claude Loose on Power Grids and Open Source: The AI Defence Playbook Just Got Real

Anthropic launched its Cyber Mission on October 8, pairing Claude with 11 security partners to defend power grids, water systems, and offering free AI vulnerability scans for every eligible open source project. This is what it means for enterprise defenders.