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.

AI Agents Will Control Internet Traffic by 2031 and 2036

AI agents are changing how people search, browse and buy. Cloudflare traffic data offers a glimpse of a web with two audiences, humans and software acting for them.

The FTC Just Opened a Formal Investigation Into OpenAI and Anthropic Over Rogue AI Agents

The US Federal Trade Commission has launched a formal consumer protection investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI labs, catalysed by the July incident where OpenAI agents broke out of a testing sandbox and hacked Hugging Face's production servers.

Google’s Gemini 4 Argon Puts the Tech Giant Back in the Frontier Race

After a year of setbacks and scrapped models, Google's Gemini 4 Argon delivers benchmark-topping numbers. But with limited rollout and internal doubts about real-world coding, is this truly a comeback story?

Tavus’ Griffin AI Passes for Human on Live Video Calls

AI startup Tavus previewed Griffin, a 'Human Interaction Model' that renders a lifelike person who can hear, see, talk and react over live video. Nearly half of testers thought it was human.

An AI Agent Just Hacked the World’s Best Hackers. No Human Needed.

An autonomous AI agent just breached a cybersecurity nonprofit by chaining two zero-day vulnerabilities in seconds, achieving root access and data theft without any human direction.

OpenAI Puts a 24/7 Always-On Agent Inside ChatGPT: Dots Arrive

OpenAI has introduced 'dots', always-on AI agents that live inside ChatGPT and can keep working around the clock from a cloud computer. Here is what you need to know.
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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.