Global Scans · Microsoft · Weekly Summary

• [New] Microsoft will invest billions of dollars in infrastructure supporting Mistral's AI expansion across Europe while broadening distribution of the French company's models through Azure, Foundry, Copilot Studio, and Azure Local. MarketingProfs
• [New] Microsoft detected approximately 7.6 billion email-based phishing threats throughout the quarter, with monthly volumes declining modestly from 2.7 billion in April to 2.4 billion in June. Microsoft Security Blog
• [New] Microsoft says it will help three million Australians build AI-related workforce skills by 2028. Tech Insider
• [New] Microsoft holds the single largest announced figure, A$ 25 billion, plus the most heavily publicised skilling commitment: three million people trained by 2028. Tech Insider
• [New] Microsoft has warned customers to expect more security patches for the foreseeable future, thanks to AI. theregister
• [New] Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta and Amazon are collectively projected to lift AI infrastructure spending from $650 billion in 2026 to $1 trillion in 2027 - the single number underpinning the bull case, since Nvidia captures the dominant share of every accelerated-computing dollar. FinanceFeeds
• [New] Microsoft has announced it is speeding up its plan to protect its products against future quantum computers, aiming to move its critical services to post-quantum encryption by 2029. Galactic Advisors
• [New] Microsoft signed a power purchase agreement with Helion for 50 MWe starting in 2028. Astute Analytica
• [New] Microsoft tested whether data centers could operate underwater by placing a sealed data center capsule beneath the ocean. Eduonix Blog
• The large cloud players will spend roughly $725 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026 alone, with Amazon approaching $200 billion, Microsoft and Alphabet around $ 180-190 billion each, and Meta between $125 and $145 billion. Saltus
• Microsoft is preparing Project Perception, an AI cybersecurity platform that finds and fixes software vulnerabilities using models from Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic together, positioned as a lower-cost alternative to Anthropic's Mythos-class security offering. Build Fast with AI
• While email remains the dominant initial access vector, threat actors increasingly abused Microsoft Teams during Q2 to deliver social engineering, phishing, and malware payloads. Microsoft Security Blog
• Microsoft added one gigawatt of data center capacity in its most recent quarter, expects to double its infrastructure footprint within two years and says demand for compute will continue to outpace supply at least through the end of 2026. Observer
• Over the past several months, Microsoft executives have increasingly emphasized that the next phase of enterprise AI competition will be defined as much by deployment, economics, and operational efficiency as by raw model capability. Campus Technology
• Microsoft recently announced its Autonomous Code Security team built a multi-model agentic scanning harness to identify vulnerabilities faster. STACK Cybersecurity
• Just four large tech companies - Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Microsoft - are expected to invest $720 billion in 2026, mostly on data centers. ABC News
• Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon will report earnings over the next two weeks as investors look for evidence that years of record spending on AI are beginning to generate stronger revenue growth. City AM
• Microsoft stated it believes cryptographically relevant quantum computers could arrive sooner than previously expected and cited recent US and French government guidance to adopt quantum-safe cryptography as early as 2030 in certain high-risk systems. SITG-Consulting
• Microsoft updated its Secure Development Lifecycle to incorporate AI-enabled attack techniques and continuous AI-enabled vulnerability scanning. HAWKEYE
• Microsoft deployed MDASH, an AI-powered multi-model agentic scanning system, for vulnerability discovery across the Windows codebase. HAWKEYE
• Multiple critical vulnerabilities are being actively exploited, especially in Microsoft SharePoint and Oracle E-Business Suite. TECHMANIACS.com

Last updated: 02 August 2026