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Aaron Golbin, co-founder and general partner at LvlUp Ventures, believes that opportunities for seed-stage startups now depend on distribution, go-to-market strategy, and speed of learning—not solely on the product and investment pitch. The author draws on a review of thousands of applications to emphasize the importance of focus, diversifying funding sources, and building artificial intelligence into the operating infrastructure rather than adding it as a separate experiment.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence observed a human-operated intrusion campaign in which attackers impersonate support employees through Microsoft Teams, then abuse remote-control sessions to install Node.js-based malware and move within an Active Directory environment. The attack relies on legitimate tools, making it difficult to distinguish from routine support operations and potentially paving the way for data theft or ransomware deployment.