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Microsoft adds macros lockdown feature in Office 2016 in response to increasing attacks

24

Mar

2016

Enterprise system administrators can now block attackers from using a favorite malware infection method: Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros. Microsoft this week added a new option in Office 2016 that allows administrators to block macros — embedded automation scripts — from running in Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents that originate from the Internet. Microsoft […]

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Security concerns over connected devices mask the greater threat

16

Mar

2016

The popular and sometimes controversial Shodan search engine made some changes recently that drew attention mostly of the latter variety. If you are not familiar with Shodan, it is the self-proclaimed “first search engine for Internet-connected devices” providing information about the connectedness of everything from refrigerators to power plants. The new capability at Shodan that […]

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Experts say ‘chip off’ procedure to access terrorist’s iPhone is risky

10

Mar

2016

The iPhone 5c at the center of the legal battle between Apple and the FBI might be accessible through a delicate hardware technique, but experts warn it would be difficult. In recent days, the American Civil Liberties Union’s technology fellow and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have suggested a method that would let investigators repeatedly […]

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