Tag: Microsoft 365
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Azure Portal outage was caused by a traffic hike
In an update to the Azure status page, Microsoft stated that the early root cause of an outage that hit the Azure Portal globally on Friday was a traffic “hike.” Customers attempting to visit the Azure Portal at portal.azure.com on Friday afternoon experienced connectivity troubles and saw a warning state. The warning claimed,…
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Microsoft 365 phishing attempts using RPMSG encryption
In targeted phishing attempts meant to avoid detection by email security gateways, attackers are increasingly employing encrypted RPMSG files delivered via hacked Microsoft 365 accounts to steal email host credentials. RPMSG files are also known as restricted permission message files. They are encrypted email attachments produced with Microsoft’s Rights Management Services (RMS). They provide an additional degree of…
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Microsoft is stepping up its efforts to prevent hazardous emails
Microsoft is launching a new Exchange Online security feature. Moreover, it is likely that after 90 days of administrators being notified to secure them, any emails sent from “persistently vulnerable exchange servers” will be throttled and eventually stopped. These Exchange servers are found in on-premises or hybrid settings. They are either running out-of-date software or…
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Microsoft provides tips on identifying Outlook zero-day exploits
Microsoft released a guide for customers with detection indicators of infiltration by exploiting a recently fixed Outlook zero-day vulnerability. This privilege escalation security gap is in the Outlook client for Windows. It is tracked as CVE-2023-23397, and it allows attackers to obtain NTLM hashes without user intervention in NTLM-relay zero-click attacks. Cybercriminals can use it…
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PoC for a major Microsoft Word RCE problem revealed
Over the weekend, a proof-of-concept for CVE-2023-21716, a severe vulnerability in Microsoft Word that permits remote code execution, was disclosed. The vulnerability was given a severity level of 9.8 out of 10. Microsoft Office 365 parent company addressed it in the February Patch Tuesday security patches, along with a handful of remedies. The low attack complexity, with…
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Microsoft Teams is gaining a simple but powerful new security feature
Now being added to a random chat group is another thing not to worry about. Microsoft is working on a new security feature for its Teams collaboration software that will keep you more aware of who is attempting to contact you. When The Microsoft 365 suite productivity platform users get an invitation from outside their…
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Microsoft Office’s weakest security threat and people are still falling for it
Apparently, people are sending malware-infected USBs over the mail and some recipients are falling for it. Seriously though? Many cybersecurity assaults are highly developed, well-planned schemes that seek to exploit victims through skillful programming and virus distribution. However, sometimes crooks just want to follow the old ways. They say old is Gold and these crooks…
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Office users are going to despise this new Microsoft 365 annoyance
Microsoft 365 advertisements are shown in Office 2021. Microsoft Office customers have reported seeing a slew of sneaky Microsoft 365 advertisements throughout their work. Several customers emailed the Technology website with screenshots of a new pop-up promoting Microsoft 365 Family memberships within Microsoft Word documents. The “Limited Time Offer” advertises three months of Microsoft 365…
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Microsoft: Office users don’t worry you will not be losing your subscription anytime soon
For now, Office 2016 and 2019 users are safe. Microsoft appears to have reversed its earlier decision to discontinue various generations of its Office program. The software giant originally intended to cease support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 in October 2023. It would have prevented customers from connecting to Microsoft 365 services such as…
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With Microsoft 365 update use your Office programs in an entirely new way
Microsoft 365 tools such as Outlook and Word are getting Dictation enhancements. The new Microsoft Office 365 update is aimed at voice dictation. It will make some of the most popular Microsoft 365 products even more engaging. Microsoft officially announced that the software giant is working on improving the Office Dictation feature. It allows users…