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.

Stay connected:

Featured Stories:

Artificial Intelligence

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.
Read more
AI Agent Security

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.
Read more
Cyber AI

Japan Issues Urgent Cyberattack Warning as Attacks Hit Record Levels

Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency after a wave...
Read more
AI Agent Security

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.
Read more
Artificial Intelligence

Your Staff Are Feeding AI Tools 18,000 Terabytes of Company Data. Most Bosses Have No Idea.

New research from Zscaler reveals employees transferred 18,033 terabytes of corporate data to AI apps in 2025, a 93% jump. Grammarly received more than ChatGPT. Here's what you need to do about it.
Artificial Intelligence

One VS Code Extension. One Developer. 3,800 GitHub Repositories Gone.

GitHub confirmed 3,800 internal repositories were compromised after one developer installed a poisoned VS Code extension. The same hacking group has hit Trivy, Checkmarx, Bitwarden CLI, and TanStack in 2026 alone. Here's what it means for your team.
Artificial Intelligence

The NSA Just Issued Its First Formal Warning About AI Agent Technology. Your IT Team Needs to Read It.

The NSA has published its first formal cybersecurity guidance targeting Model Context Protocol (MCP), the technology connecting AI assistants to your files, databases, and business systems. The finding: deployment has outpaced security, and real-world exploits are already happening.
Artificial Intelligence

AI-Generated Political Attack Videos Are Now Mainstream. Heres Why That Terrifies Security Pros

A viral AI-generated video this week proved what intelligence agencies have been warning about for months. Synthetic media is no longer a theoretical threat. Australian organisations need to pay attention.
Artificial Intelligence

AI Just Dethroned Stolen Passwords as the Number One Way Hackers Break In

Verizon's 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report reveals a seismic shift: vulnerability exploitation, supercharged by AI, has overtaken stolen credentials as the top way attackers get in.
Zero Days

Microsoft Defender Has Two Zero-Days Being Exploited Right Now. Patch Immediately.

CISA has ordered federal agencies to patch two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Defender within two weeks. Here's what you need to know and how to check if you're protected.
1...32333435Page 33 of 35
spot_imgspot_img

Subscribe

Popular articles

Artificial Intelligence

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.
Read more
AI Agent Security

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.
Read more
Cyber AI

Japan Issues Urgent Cyberattack Warning as Attacks Hit Record Levels

Japan has declared a cybersecurity emergency after a wave...
Read more
AI Agent Security

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.
Read more
AI-Enabled Threats

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.
Read more