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Microsoft Macro Tip – Daily Security Byte EP. 238

March 24, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Malware spread via malicious Office documents with evil macros is on the rise again. While Microsoft does have settings that allow you to disable or warn about macros, most businesses share documents with legitimate macros. How do you protect your users from evil macros while letting the legitimate documents use them? Watch today’s video to learn about Microsoft’s new macro safety feature.

(Episode Runtime: 2:20)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jhqq7npI8l8

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • A Technet blog post on Office’s new macro safety feature – Microsoft

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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