Tag: office

How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

June 16, 2022

Emotet malware is back with ferocious vigor, according to ESET telemetry in the first four months of 2022. Will it survive the ever-tightening controls on macro-enabled documents? One of the key findings from the ESET Threat Report T1 2022 is that the Emotet botnet has risen, Phoenix-like, from the ashes, pumping out vast amounts of spam in … More How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

Boss level hybrid worker – home admins, please apply

November 1, 2021

Hybrid work is widespread, and people are returning to the office on a more regular basis. This has made managing devices more complicated because for many the line between home devices and office devices has blurred. Unfortunately, most people lean toward efficiency more often than security.  With a return to the office, IT admins may have … More Boss level hybrid worker – home admins, please apply

Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes actively exploited zero‑day and 85 other flaws

September 17, 2021

The most recent Patch Tuesday includes a fix for the previously disclosed and actively exploited remote code execution flaw in MSHTML. The arrival of the second Tuesday of the month can only mean one thing in cybersecurity terms, Microsoft is rolling out patches for security vulnerabilities in Windows and its other offerings. This time round Microsoft’s … More Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes actively exploited zero‑day and 85 other flaws

Vengeful IT worker gets jail time for deleting company’s Microsoft user accounts

March 25, 2021

The company was left to deal with three months’ worth of IT problems. An IT contractor has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $567,000 in restitution to cover the damage he caused by deleting the majority of a company’s Microsoft Office 365 user accounts in an act of revenge, according … More Vengeful IT worker gets jail time for deleting company’s Microsoft user accounts

Warning issued over hackable security cameras

June 16, 2020

The owners of the vulnerable indoor cameras are advised to unplug the devices immediately. Around 3.5 million security cameras installed in homes and offices mainly in Asia and Europe have serious vulnerabilities that expose the gadgets’ owners to the risk that attackers will spy on them, steal their data or target other devices on the … More Warning issued over hackable security cameras