Collaborate Disseminate
It’s been almost 25 years since macro malware first reared its head, and it would be nice to think that the defences Microsoft has built into its Office suite in the years since would do a half-decent job of stemming the threat.
Unfortunately, it seems… Continue reading Mac users warned that disabling all Office macros doesn’t actually disable all Office macros
Still running Office 2011 on a Mac? If so, there are at least two reasons why that might not be a good idea. Continue reading Office for Mac 2011 users warned about SYLK file format
Well-known ‘Lost in Translation’ leak, among other things, contained an interesting script that checked for traces of other APTs in the compromised system. In 2018, we found an APT described as the 27th function of this script, which we call ‘DarkUniverse’. Continue reading DarkUniverse – the mysterious APT framework #27
You’re forgiven if you thought Yammer, Microsoft’s proto-Slack, not quite realtime, chat application was dead. But it’s actually still alive (and well) — and still serves a purpose as a slower-moving social network-like channel for company- and team-wide announcements. Today, Microsoft announced that, among other updates, it will offer a Yammer integration in Teams, its […] Continue reading Microsoft Teams gets Yammer integration, secure private channels, and more
Microsoft today announced an update to Excel that brings natural language queries to the venerable spreadsheet tool. Available now to Office Insiders, this new feature allows you to talk to Excel like you’re talking to a person and get quick answers to your queries without having to write a query. “Natural language query is another […] Continue reading You can now ask Excel questions about your data
Malware laced OpenDocument files target Microsoft Office, OpenOffice and LibreOffice users. Continue reading Hackers Turn to OpenDocument Format to Avoid AV Detection
Are you using LibreOffice?
You should be extra careful about what document files you open using the LibreOffice software over the next few days.
That’s because LibreOffice contains a severe unpatched code execution vulnerability that could sneak malw… Continue reading Just Opening A Document in LibreOffice Can Hack Your Computer (Unpatched)
When it comes to protecting businesses from the growing variety of Office 365 security threats, balancing the benefits of multifactor authentication with user demands for convenience is a fine art.
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There are certain sophisticated threat behaviors that are generally considered “impossible” to detect on the network, which are both tedious and challenging for security teams to protect against. These include the use of encryption by attackers, filel… Continue reading Detecting the Impossible: Serverless C2 in the Cloud
Researchers have identified security hole in Microsoft Office’s Excel spreadsheet program that allows an attacker to trigger a malware attack on remote systems. Continue reading New Microsoft Excel Attack Vector Surfaces