Tag: Microsoft 365
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Boost Your Email Marketing Productivity with 7 Automation Tips
Email marketing services are a powerful tool to engage your audience and drive conversions. However, the manual process of sending emails, tracking responses, and managing lists can be time-consuming. Enter email marketing automation – a game-changer that can supercharge your productivity. In this blog, we’ll explore seven user-friendly tips to enhance your email marketing efforts…
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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 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 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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The new Microsoft Outlook namely One Outlook has recently been released.
Outlook is among some of the best email service providers. If you already use Microsoft Office 365 for official purposes you know it is a bundle of many useful apps including Access, Excel, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and Word. Since “One Outlook” recent leak the company decided to release the next generation abruptly. This…
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The new OneDrive update is minor, but we no longer lose any files.
The new OneDrive update is minor, but we no longer lose any files. Remember when you are looking for a file on OneDrive and you can’t seem to find it. We all know this is the most dreadful moment when your boss asks for a file and it’s nowhere to be found. With new updates…
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Microsoft’s new plans to combat cyber-attacks
Microsoft is combining AI technology and human-led service to thwart cyber threats. Microsoft is integrating artificial intelligence with human intelligence by introducing security solutions to assist in combating ransomware and other cyber-attacks. This managed security will be human-led combined with trained technology. In 2021 the software giant has prevented 9.6 billion cyber threats and above…
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Microsoft Office 2013 support will be discontinued in April next year
Microsoft informed users earlier this week that Microsoft Office 2013 would reach the end of its support in 2023, and advised them to upgrade to a newer version to decrease their vulnerability to security threats. “Office 2013 will approach the end of Extended Support on April 11, next year, after 5 years of Mainstream Support…