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Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“We see this as a pivotal moment where innovation is going so fast… This is the year when you absolutely must invest in your cybersecurity basics.”
– Amy Hogan‑Burney, Microsoft VP for Customer Security & Trust (2025)
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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Microsoft: Russia, China Increasingly Using AI to Escalate Cyberattacks on the US
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Microsoft’s latest digital‑threats report reveals that Russia, China, Iran and North Korea have dramatically ramped up AI‑driven cyber campaigns against the United States—identifying over 200 AI‑generated malicious incidents this summer alone, more than twice last year’s count and ten times the 2023 level. Adversaries are leveraging generative AI to craft convincing phishing messages, deep‑fake officials, and automated attacks on critical infrastructure such as hospitals and transport systems, while criminal groups partner with nation‑states to steal data and demand ransoms. With many U.S. organizations still relying on outdated defenses, Microsoft warns that robust cybersecurity fundamentals are now essential to counter this accelerating AI‑enabled threat landscape. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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4 technologies will shape the future job market: AI will dominate, but what about the others?
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The World Economic Forum’s new white paper warns that while generative AI dominates headlines—86 % of employers expect it to reshape their firms by 2030—it is just one of four forces reshaping the global labor market, alongside robotics, advanced energy technologies, and next‑generation networking and sensing systems; together they are automating tasks in sectors from retail and logistics to manufacturing, agriculture and healthcare, creating new high‑skill roles such as robot programmers, energy‑management engineers, and AI‑enhanced analysts while also prompting layoffs in administrative positions at companies like Amazon and Lufthansa. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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5 things you should know about Martin Luther
- Martin Luther, the 16th‑century German monk whose 95 Theses sparked the Protestant Reformation, was a relentless biblical scholar who read the entire Psalter every three weeks and completed the whole Bible two to three times a year, championing “Sola Scriptura” and “Sola Fide” as the sole foundations of Christian doctrine; after breaking from monastic life he married former nun Katharina von Bora, raising a large family while she managed a bustling household, brewery, and garden; Luther also contributed significantly to church music—writing hymns such as “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” and publishing the first Protestant hymnal—while authoring additional theological theses, notably the 28 Heidelberg Disputation theses; his reforms reverberated across Europe, culminating in his death in his birthplace Eisleben in 1546 after a final pilgrimage there. Click here to read more.
IV. Cyber Safety: A focus on the latest cybersecurity threats, tips, or breaches impacting individuals and organizations.
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Windows 10 Still on Over 40% of Devices as It Reaches End of Support
- Microsoft announced that Windows 10 officially reached end‑of‑support on October 14 2025, meaning free updates, technical help and security patches will cease, leaving the hundreds of millions of devices still running the OS increasingly exposed to malware; however, users can stay protected by enrolling in Microsoft’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program—individuals pay $30 (or can redeem 1,000 Microsoft Rewards points) and commercial entities pay $61 per device, with prices doubling each subsequent year, while the program is offered for free in the European Economic Area; despite the rollout of Windows 11, recent data from Statcounter, TeamViewer and Kaspersky show Windows 10 still powers roughly 40‑50 % of global desktops, especially in enterprise environments, prompting many organizations to balance the cost and effort of migration against interim ESU coverage before fully decommissioning legacy machines. Click here to read more.
V. Shield of Israel: Coverage from The Jerusalem Post, providing an Israeli perspective on ongoing conflicts.
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Israel says preparations to open Rafah crossing underway with Egypt, date to be announced later
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Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced that, in coordination with Egypt, preparations are underway to reopen the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza for the movement of people, though a specific opening date will be set later; the reopening follows Hamas’s delayed return of host‑body remains, which Israel cited as a breach of the cease‑fire and prompted earlier warnings that the crossing could stay closed and aid reduced, while humanitarian supplies continue to flow through other points such as Kerem Shalom; simultaneously, Israel informed the UN it will permit only half the previously agreed‑upon 600 aid trucks—300 in total—and restrict fuel imports, citing Hamas’s non‑compliance with the hostage‑release terms. Click here to read more.
