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Microsoft: Russian “APT28” hackers exploit Windows Security flaw

Non-Technical Summary: Microsoft has issued a warning about a Russian hacking group known as APT28. This group has been exploiting a vulnerability in Windows to gain unauthorized access to systems and steal data1. They use a previously unknown hacking tool called GooseEgg to carry out…


Three Microsoft 365 Compromises, 72 Hours

A Huntress Labs Security Case Study : Huntress has been hunting malicious actors across 50,000+ user accounts for 1,500+ small businesses enrolled in their Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft 365 product. This is a repost from Huntress Lab’s Security Blog, where they outline…


Microsoft “Azure Active Directory” is being renamed Microsoft “Entra ID”

Just keep smiling at all the name changes – we certainly are! =)


Microsoft Outlook crashes with 0xc0000005 errors due to Office 365 Patch, how to resolve

We’ve seen on over a dozen machines today, Microsoft Outlook (Office 365 continual update version) crashes, with 0xc0000005 errors logged in the event log. The full text of this error is below. Microsoft had acknowledged this crash and documented a resulting fix on Twitter, and…


Advisory : Microsoft ending support for XP computers and Office 2003 on April 8th, 2014

If you haven’t yet heard, Microsoft is formally ending support for computers running Windows XP, and Office 2003  on April 8th, 2014. Although this date has been announced for some time, we know a considerable number of people who still rely on systems using XP.…


How To : Remove passwords / editing restrictions on MS Word and Excel Files

Have you ever come across a word or excel document that was ‘password protected’ – where certain parts of the document you were unable to edit? Frequently these are used in business settings, and with good reason – to protect formulas, proprietary information, sections of…