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Microsoft Publishes Office Symbols to Improve Bug Hunting

Issued by: Security Week

Symbols are pieces of information used during debugging, and are contained within Symbol files, which are created by the compiler during application build. Some of these symbols are called ‘public symbols’. They contain basic information, such as function names and global variables, and are used in all forms of debugging. Symbol files that contain only…

Application Security

Microsoft 365 Apps update changes: What security admins need to know

Issued by: CSO

As more organizations move to the Microsoft 365 platform, Microsoft has acknowledged that we need a more stable monthly update platform for the Office suite. Microsoft has made changes in naming and the patching cadence in response to customers’ concerns. Until May 2020, Office 365 applications were updated using click-to-run technology under three difference schedules…

Malware & Threats

How to prepare Microsoft Office and Windows for ransomware and email attacks

Issued by: CSO

The headlines make it clear that we are in unusual times. Working from home will be the new norm for many of us for the near term at least. As IT and security teams work to meet the challenge of supporting and protecting employees working remotely, the last thing they need is a malware infection…

Malware & Threats

Locky Variant Osiris Distributed via Excel Documents

Issued by: Security Week

The infamous Locky ransomware has once again switched to a new extension to append to encrypted files, but reverted to malicious Office documents for distribution, security researchers have discovered. The latest Locky variant is appending the .osiris extension to encrypted files, marking a switch from the Norse mythology to Egyptian mythology. The change comes only…