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Microsoft UK Chief Security Adviser Jon Davies says AI is already changing the cyber threat landscape, including through automated attacks using agents. He also warns that phishing remains an effective way in, even as attackers make their lures harder to spot.

TechRadar’s interview cites Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report, which says phishing’s share of incident-response intrusions rose from 7% to 23% year on year. That is Microsoft’s reported figure, alongside Davies’s assessment, not an independent measure of every cyberattack. The practical point is unfashionable but useful: AI does not make basic security habits obsolete. Davies says responsibility belongs across an organisation, not only with its security team. Phishing training may be annoying, but the inbox has not stopped being a front door.

Discuss: Should organisations spend more on AI-driven defences, or put first priority on improving phishing training and everyday security habits?

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