Microsoft’s campaign against malicious macros has given rise to new, dangerous attacks
With Office macros no longer being the best way to deliver malicious payloads to endpoints (opens in new tab) around the world, cybercriminals are turning…
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The figures that show why Microsoft is so worried about Office macros
New ransomware figures from Venafi and Forensic Pathways have shed some light on to why Microsoft is currently so worried about the security of Office…
Microsoft blocks Office macros: How hackers are bypassing this ban – Times of India
Last year, Microsoft announced blocking the XL4 (Excel 4.0) and VBA (Visual Basics for Applications) macros by default for the Officesuite. Now that the…
Microsoft blocked malicious macros, but hackers have found another way
Now that macros in downloaded Microsoft Office files are officially dead (opens in new tab), it was only a matter of time before hackers came up with a new…
Microsoft Office is now blocking macros by default
After previously postponing while it worked on enhancing usability, Microsoft has now finally started blocking macros (opens in new tab) from running on…
Microsoft upgrades Office security by blocking VBA macros by default
There’s been a bit of back and forth since the change was originally announced, but this week Microsoft started rolling out an update to Microsoft Office…
Microsoft changes its mind on blocking Office macros once again
Microsoft’s decision not to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in Office applications is only temporary, as the company still…
Microsoft has changed its mind about blocking Office macros by default
Microsoft is quietly rolling back its decision to block Office macros by default, following an earlier announcement that it would indeed implement this on…
Microsoft rolls back blocking Office VBA macros by default
Microsoft is rolling back a planned change to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default in a variety of Office apps. Announced earlier…
5 best mechanical keyboards of 2022: From mini to macros | ZDNet
Mechanical keyboards have been around as…