Tag: office
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ThreatBook Launches BestBreed Advanced Threat Intelligence Solution
Singapore, Singapore, September 29th, 2025, CyberNewsWire ThreatBook, a global leader in cyber threat intelligence, detection and response, today announced the worldwide launch[1] of ThreatBook Advanced Threat Intelligence (“ThreatBook ATI”). Spearheaded from its offices in Singapore and Hong Kong, the new service offers unique industry insights for threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), security operation centers (SOCs) and…
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Hackers Use Fake Invoices to Spread XWorm RAT via Office Files
Hackers are sending fake invoice emails with malicious Office files that install the XWorm RAT on Windows systems, allowing full remote access and data theft. Learn how the shellcode and process injection are used to steal data, and how to stay safe from this persistent threat. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-fake-invoices-xworm-rat-office-files/
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Thales Named a Leader in the Data Security Posture Management Market
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, finance, GDPR, google, Hardware, identity, intelligence, law, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, toolThales Named a Leader in the Data Security Posture Management Market madhav Thu, 09/25/2025 – 06:15 Most breaches begin with the same blind spot: organizations don’t know precisely what data they hold, or how exposed it is. Value and risk sit side by side. Data Security Todd Moore – Global VP of Data Security Products…
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Check your own databases before asking to see our passport photos, Home Office tells UK cops
Guidance follows privacy complaints over sharp increase in police searches of travel doc and visa pic libraries First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/uk_passport_photo_cache_block_rules/
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US Extradition of Alleged RaidForums Admin Is Stuck in Limbo
UK High Court Overturns Home Office Request to Extradite Diogo Santos Coelho. The U.K. High Court of Justice on Sep. 11 overturned a Home Office request to extradite a Portuguese national and an alleged administrator of RaidForums who is wanted in the United States on charges of device fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. First…
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40 Prozent aller KMU-Cyberangriffe in Europa treffen Österreich
Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen geraten zunehmend ins Fadenkreuz von Cyberkriminellen. Besonders besorgniserregend: Angriffe tarnen sich immer häufiger als bekannte Anwendungen wie ChatGPT, Microsoft Office oder Google Drive. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/kmu-cyberangriffe-europa-oesterreich
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Inc Ransomware Group Claims 5.7 TB Theft from Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office
The Inc ransomware gang claims to have stolen 5.7 TB of data from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office in an August 2025 attack. Find out how the breach unfolded, why government agencies are a top target, and what this means for citizens. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/inc-ransomware-data-pennsylvania-attorney-general/
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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q3 2025
Tags: ai, automation, breach, ciso, cloud, cyber, defense, detection, edr, google, governance, guide, metric, office, RedTeam, risk, siem, soc, software, supply-chain, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustAmazingly, Medium has fixed the stats so my blog / podcast quarterly is back to life. As before, this covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog, Google Cloud community blog, and our Cloud Security Podcast (subscribe on Spotify). Gemini for docs based on this blog Top 10 posts with the most…
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European Airport Disruptions Caused by Ransomware: EU Cyber Office
The EU’s cybersecurity agency says the widespread disruptions at airports in Belgium, England, and Germany were the result of a ransomware attack on third-party on-boarding software from Collins Aerospace that was used at all three airports. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/european-airport-disruptions-caused-by-ransomware-eu-cyber-office/
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Windows 10 und Office 2016/2019 ab Oktober 2025 sicher betreiben Teil 2
In Teil 1 hatte ich erwählt, dass Windows 10 22H2 und Microsoft Office 2016 sowie Microsoft Office 2019 zum 14. Oktober 2025 aus dem Support fallen. In Teil 2 möchte ich auf die Implikationen eingehen und auch aufzeigen, welche Optionen … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/09/19/windows-10-und-office-2016-2019-ab-oktober-2025-sicher-betreiben-teil-2/
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WatchGuard patches ‘critical’ VPN flaw in firewalls that could lead to compromise
Who is affected?: A list of the nearly three dozen firewall models affected by CVE-2025-9242 is available from WatchGuard’s website. The vulnerable versions of the Fireware OS are 2025.1, 12.x, 12.5.x (T15 & T35 models), 12.3.1 (FIPS-certified release), and 11.x (end of life). These are addressed (in the same order) by updating to versions 2025.1.1,…
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Supportende für Windows 10 und Office 2016/2019 im Oktober 2025 Teil 1
Kurzer Hinweis für Benutzer von Windows 10 22H2 und Microsoft Office 2016 sowie Microsoft Office 2019. Microsoft hat kürzlich daran erinnert, dass der Support dieser Produkte zum 14. Oktober 2025 endet. An diesem Datum wird es letztmalig Sicherheitsupdates für Windows … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/09/18/supportende-fuer-windows-10-und-office-2016-2019-im-oktober-2025/
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Office 2016 and 2019 face October 14 execution date
The Microsoft Axman Cometh First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/office_2019_2016_support/
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What’s Old Is New Again as Iranian Hackers Exploit Macros
MuddyWater Also Embraces Bulletproof Hosts and Custom Malware. The Iranian nation-state cyberespionage group MuddyWater is going back to the future with attacks featuring Microsoft Office documents with malicious macros. It is also shifting to homegrown malware in place of commercial remote monitoring and management tools, said researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/whats-old-new-again-as-iranian-hackers-exploit-macros-a-29465
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Insider Threats in Remote Work
Nisos Insider Threats in Remote Work Insider threat teams know the ground has shifted. The tools and assumptions designed for an office-centric world don’t translate to a workforce spread across homes… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/insider-threats-in-remote-work/
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Microsoft scores win against Office 365 credential thieves
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts a major phishing-as-a-service operation that targeted and stole Office 365 usernames and credentials First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366631473/Microsoft-scores-win-against-Office-365-credential-thieves
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Office 2016 and Office 2019 reach end of support next month
Microsoft reminded customers again this week that Office 2016 and Office 2019 will reach the end of extended support in less than 30 days, on October 14, 2025. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-office-2016-and-office-2019-reach-end-of-support-next-month/
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Rethinking AI Data Security: A Buyer’s Guide
Generative AI has gone from a curiosity to a cornerstone of enterprise productivity in just a few short years. From copilots embedded in office suites to dedicated large language model (LLM) platforms, employees now rely on these tools to code, analyze, draft, and decide. But for CISOs and security architects, the very speed of adoption…
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Industrie 4.0: Wie OT-Segmentierung kritische Produktionsinfrastrukturen vor Cyberangriffen schützt
Die zunehmende Digitalisierung und Vernetzung von Produktionsanlagen erweitert die Angriffsfläche für Cyberkriminelle: Einmal im System, kann sich ein Hacker durch das gesamte Netzwerk arbeiten mit verheerenden Folgen für die Produktion. OT-Segmentierung schafft Abhilfe. Ein Cyberangriff, eine kompromittierte Office-IT und kurz darauf steht die Produktion still. Dieser Ketteneffekt wird für Industrieunternehmen zunehmend zur… First seen on…
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Microsoft rolls out Copilot Chat to Microsoft 365 Office apps
Microsoft is rolling out Copilot Chat to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for paying Microsoft 365 business customers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-rolls-out-copilot-chat-to-microsoft-365-office-apps/
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Borncity als bösartig eingestuft false Alarm?
Kurze Information in eigener Sache. Mich erreichte die Information eines Blog-Lesers, dass borncity.com/blog/ vom Microsoft Defender for Office “als bösartig” eingestuft werde. Nach meinem bisherige Wissen und durchgeführten Scans ist das schlicht ein falscher Alarm. Gut, aus Microsofts Sicht könnten … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/09/15/borncity-als-boesartig-eingestuft-false-alarm/
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UK ICO finds students behind majority of school data breaches
UK ICO reports students caused over half of school data breaches, showing kids are shaping cybersecurity in unexpected ways. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), students were responsible for most of the data breaches suffered by the schools in the country. The U.K.’s independent regulator for data protection and information rights also reported that nearly…
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GAO Report Spotlights Unaddressed HHS Cyber, IT Concerns
82 Longstanding Recommendations on Data Protection, Security Still Not Acted Upon. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has still not implemented 82 recommendations made in recent years involving high risk cybersecurity and IT management issues, said the Government Accountability Office in a new report directed at HHS’ CIO and its various agency CIOs.…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Security Lags Cloud and AI Adoption, Tenable Report Finds, as CISA Lays Out Vision for CVE Program’s Future
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, bug-bounty, business, cisa, cloud, communications, computer, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, framework, google, governance, government, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, linkedin, mitre, network, nist, office, open-source, privacy, programming, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCheck out Tenable’s report detailing challenges and best practices for cloud and AI security. Plus, CISA rolled out a roadmap for the CVE Program, while NIST updated its guidelines for secure software patches. And get the latest on TLS/SSL security and AI attack disclosures! Here are five things you need to know for the week…
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: About 80 Vulnerabilities Patched
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows NTLM authentication protocol and a flaw in Office’s Preview Pain are among the most important to patch. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-patch-tuesday-september-2025/
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: About 80 Vulnerabilities Patched
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows NTLM authentication protocol and a flaw in Office’s Preview Pain are among the most important to patch. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-patch-tuesday-september-2025/
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Microsoft’s September Security Update High-Risk Vulnerability Notice for Multiple Products
Overview On September 10, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released the September Security Update patch, fixing 86 security issues involving widely used products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, Azure, and Microsoft SQL Server, including high-risk vulnerability types such as privilege escalation and remote code execution. Among the vulnerabilities fixed by Microsoft’s monthly update this month,…The…
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UK Home Office dangles £1.3M prize for algorithm that guesses your age
Tags: officeContract tender follows ‘alarming’ safeguarding failure at border with undocumented kids First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/09/home_office_age_algorithm/
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Patchday: Microsoft Office Updates (9. September 2025)
Am 9. September 2025 (zweiter Dienstag im Monat, Microsoft Patchday) hat Microsoft mehrere sicherheitsrelevante Updates für Microsoft Office 2016, sowie die C2R-Varianten (Office 2016-2021 und 365) und andere Produkte veröffentlicht. Diesen Monat wurden gravierende Schwachstellen in Office geschlossen. Nachfolgend finden … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/09/11/patchday-microsoft-office-updates-9-september-2025/