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Excel Flaw Highlights Need for Better App Security

February 10th, 2008 · Comments Off

Don Leatham of Lumension Security has a first-step remedy to the ongoing security concerns around Microsoft’s Excel application. "IT guys should tell end users right off the bat that if they see an unrecognizable Excel document in their inbox, they should treat it like porn — it’s not something you should be opening up at [...]

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Microsoft warns of Excel flaw

January 21st, 2008 · Comments Off

Microsoft is warning users of a flaw in Excel which is already being targeted by hackers. The company has received reports of attacks attempting to exploit the vulnerability via email. In order to launch the attack, users must manually launch the malicious file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the machine with [...]

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