A new Office security restriction that was a major blow to phishing and malware distribution via email has apparently been rolled back. Microsoft has decided to wind back a new-ish security ...

Historically, malicious Office macros have been the equivalent of email’s phishing attempts, launching malware at the click of a user’s mouse. But Microsoft unexpectedly has reinstated VBA macros ...

Microsoft has resumed its rollout of the protection in Office that, by default, blocks untrusted macros from the internet. The company abruptly rolled back the default block on internet macros earlier ...

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Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this month. In a new ...

Microsoft Office backtracks its recent major security move that plans to block Visual Basic for Applications or VBA macros altogether. It essentially brings bank VBA macros on apps like Microsoft Word ...