Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Following the recent increase in cyber attacks using Microsoft OneNote .one attachments as the carrier, OneNote is to get some enhanced security updates from Microsoft. Although it looks like we will have to wait for this extra protection from high risk phishing attacks until the end of April 2023. Microsoft …
Following the blocking of VBA macros by default in Microsoft Office apps – read about the ups and downs of that story here – Microsoft has announced that all untrusted XLL add-ins will be blocked by default. Microsoft Excel now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default (bleepingcomputer.com) Blocking any avenue …
I love OneNote – it is my go to, cross platform/cross device app (it even works on my watch!) so I have been watching the increasing threat actor activity using OneNote attachments with interest, as we all use OneNote her at Smart Thinking and Octagon and I have encouraged many …
I use OneNote a lot – so I had to follow up on my previous post about OneNote attachments being used as an attack vector. OneNote has become the threat actors new choice of attachment probably because Microsoft closed the door on macro attacks. In the wild, Microsoft OneNote’ .one’ …
Following LastPass security issues, BitWarden has seen some traction as an alternative – especially as you could run your own BitWarden server – I wrote about that here. Now BitWarden (among other password vault software) has come under threat via a malicious Google Ads phishing campaign, where the threat actors …
