Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

When your AI Assistant Becomes the Attacker's Command-and-Control

Earlier this month, Microsoft uncovered SesameOp, a new backdoor malware that abuses the OpenAI Assistants API as a covert command-and-control (C2) channel. The discovery has drawn significant attention within the cybersecurity community. Security teams can no longer focus solely on endpoint malware. Attackers are weaponizing public and legitimate AI assistant APIs and defenders must adjust.

Unlocking Microsoft E3/E5 Security: How Reach Finds Hidden Gaps and Automates Remediation

New product tour who dis Most teams aren’t getting the full value out of their Microsoft E3/E5 stack — not because the tools aren’t powerful, but because the configurations are complex, scattered, and hard to operationalize. Reach maximizes your Microsoft security investment: Interrogating your current Microsoft security configurations→ Reach evaluates the current capabilities of the existing E3/E5 environment, analyzes how the current licenses are being utilized, and identifies opportunities to leverage E5 features to enhance the organization’s security posture.

Come see us at Microsoft Ignite: Live Demos & How We Optimize Your Security Stack

We're live. Cheyenne, Walter, and Cain are giving demos, answering questions, and showing how Reach helps teams optimize their security stack. Level up your knowledge and get some loot on this side quest. Come see us: Microsoft Ignite — San Francisco Booth 4037 November 18–21, 2025.

What Is a Large Language Model (LLM)?

The history of computing is marked by sea change moments; those times when the world seems to shift into a new possibility space almost overnight. ENIAC. The personal computer. The World Wide Web. The smartphone. And now, AI. While the term “AI” has been applied to many new (or re-branded) services and products, the underlying technology that makes most of them feel like magic is the large language model (LLM).

Can Image-to-Video AI Replace Traditional Video Shoots?

Video has become the backbone of digital communication. Brands, creators, educators, and businesses rely heavily on video to reach audiences online. But traditional video shoots require time, budget, and resources that are often difficult to sustain, especially in high volume content environments. As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, image-to-video AI is emerging as a compelling alternative. With the ability to turn a single static photo into a fully animated video, this technology is reshaping how visual content is produced.