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  1. Learning path article 2 min read

    The Safe Update Trap

    Fake update pages can look identical to the real thing and even show up in search. Here’s how the safe update trap works — and how to avoid it.

  2. Article 1 min read

    Covert Malware: The Quiet Kind

    Not all malware smashes the window. Some of it sits quietly and listens — and ordinary habits still matter.

  4. Article 2 min read

    AI That Reads Your Inbox for You

    Inbox assistants triage your day — and can be nudged by poisoned emails. Treat summaries as sketches; open money and access issues yourself.

  6. Article 2 min read

    Shadow AI at Work and at Home

    Shadow AI is shadow IT in a new coat: free chatbots, mystery extensions, and helpful sites nobody approved — still seeing what you paste.

  7. How-to guide 2 min read

    When Automation Keeps Going

    Automation is obedient, not wise. Watch the first batch — and know how you would stop a run.

  8. How-to guide 2 min read

    If Someone Else Is Steering Your AI

    An AI takeover rarely looks like a film. More often it is a shared login, a stolen password, or a tablet still signed in — and then your old prompts are someone else’s reading list.

  10. Learning path article 4 min read

    AI Advisor or AI Actor: Why Blast Radius Matters

    AI as agony aunt keeps the blast radius small. AI as actor can run boring work — or touch email, money, and everything you connected. Choose the mode on purpose, then know how you’d stop it.

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