Security News

Office workers beware: Holiday gift card spear phishing attacks on the rise
2018-11-29 14:53

Attackers target office managers during the holiday season, tricking them into sending hackers gift cards, according to a Barracuda report.

Microsoft’s Office 365 MFA security crashes for second time
2018-11-29 09:59

Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) for Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory has fallen over for the second time in a week.

Now it’s Office’s turn to have a load of patches pulled
2018-11-20 17:19

Two patches pulled altogether; another is known to cause crashes but should be used anyway.

PoC Attack Leverages Microsoft Office and YouTube to Deliver Malware
2018-10-26 19:56

Microsoft has been notified, but no patch is yet available.

Word up: Embedded vids in Office docs can hide embedded nasties, infosec bods claim
2018-10-25 21:00

XML twiddling in .docx files can lead to lock and loading dodgy JavaScript, we're told A Microsoft Word security hole involving embedded videos can be potentially exploited to smuggle malicious...

KeyBoy Abuses Popular Office Exploits for Malware Delivery
2018-10-10 17:01

A group of hackers believed to be operating out of China was observed using popular Microsoft Office exploits for the delivery of malware. read more

Keyloggers Turn to Zoho Office Suite in Droves for Data Exfiltration
2018-10-02 14:49

The free online office suite software is used by more than 30 million people and is a ripe target for criminals.

Symantec protects Office 365 with DLP and new data rights management
2018-09-26 00:30

Symantec announced new enhancements to its Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology to protect information in Office 365. With Symantec DLP, data is protected whether at rest or in transit,...

Microsoft Office is more dangerous than you think: Doc deliver 45% of all malware
2018-09-13 14:34

Malicious Microsoft Office attachments are more common than malicious batch scripts and PowerShell scripts, according to Cofense Intelligence. Here's how to protect your business.

Serious Fraud Office trialling AI for data-heavy cases
2018-09-05 11:38

A new tool draws links between people under investigation: emails, who was cc'ed, and those quieter messages where nobody at all was cc'ed.