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This is your Shared Security Weekly Blaze for March 25th 2019 with your host, Tom Eston. In this week’s episode: Facebook passwords exposed in plain text, Android Q’s new privacy features, and why Microsoft Office is the most popular target… Continue reading Facebook Passwords Exposed, Android Q Privacy, Microsoft Office Targeted
Last year, Microsoft announced the launch of its Windows Virtual Desktop service. At the time, this was a private preview, but starting today, any enterprise user who wants to try out what using a virtual Windows 10 desktop that’s hosted in the Azure cloud looks like will be able to give it a try. It’s […] Continue reading Windows Virtual Desktop is now in public preview
Microsoft today announced that it is bringing its Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to the Mac. Previously, this was a Windows solution for protecting the machines of Microsoft 365 subscribers and assets the IT admins that try to keep them safe. It was also previously called Windows Defender ATP, but given that it is […] Continue reading Microsoft Defender comes to the Mac
It’s 2019, and just opening an innocent looking office document file on your system can still allow hackers to compromise your computer.
No, I’m not talking about yet another vulnerability in Microsoft Office, but in two other most popular alternative… Continue reading Severe RCE Flaw Disclosed in Popular LibreOffice and OpenOffice Software
Security researchers have discovered two separate malware campaigns, one of which is distributing the Ursnif data-stealing trojan and the GandCrab ransomware in the wild, whereas the second one is only infecting victims with Ursnif malware.
Though bot… Continue reading GandCrab ransomware and Ursnif virus spreading via MS Word macros
That slow clap you hear spreading around the internet today could be due to the fact that Apple has finally added Microsoft Office to the Mac App Store. The package will include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote. Shaan Pruden, senior director of worldwide developer relations at Apple, says that when the company overhauled the […] Continue reading Apple finally brings Microsoft Office to the Mac App Store, and there is much rejoicing
Security researchers have been warning about a simple technique that cybercriminals and email scammers are already being using in the wild to bypass security features of Microsoft Office 365, including Safe Links, which are originally designed to prote… Continue reading Hackers Using Zero-Width Spaces to Bypass MS Office 365 Protection
I install the same basic set of desktop applications, web apps, and Store apps on every PC I use. Here’s a quick rundown.
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Microsoft today announced a new Office app that’s now available to Windows Insiders and that will soon roll out to all Windows 10 users. The new Office app will replace the existing My Office app (yeah, those names…). While the existing app was mostly about managing Office 365 subscriptions, the new app provides significantly more […] Continue reading Microsoft launches a new app to make using Office easier
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player that hackers are actively exploiting in the wild as part of a targeted campaign appears to be attacking a Russian state health care institution.
The vulnerabi… Continue reading New Adobe Flash Zero-Day Exploit Found Hidden Inside MS Office Docs