Security News > 2017 > March > Docs.com’s “public by default” setting to blame for users publishing sensitive info? (Help Net Security)

The search option on Docs.com, Microsoft’s publishing and file sharing service, has been temporarily disabled as it could be used to trawl published documents for sensitive user information (social security numbers, dates of birth, phone numbers, etc.). What is Docs.com? As explained by Microsoft, “Docs.com is an online showroom where you can collect and publish Word documents, Excel workbooks, PowerPoint and Office Mix presentations, OneNote notebooks, PDF files, Sway stories, and Minecraft worlds.” Any document … More →

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