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I do this to ensure that my backup is on healthy drives, and then I typically take a mid year backup and store it offsite. Mid year is when I review my backup media and if I’ve been using an external hard drive (like my usual Western Digital USB external hard drives), I consider retiring one that I’m using and buying a new one. Rather I want you to review your existing equipment and specifcally your backups. Now before you think I’m ready to say let’s all upgrade to Windows 11, that’s not the upgrade I’m thinking of. It’s middle of the 2022 year and it’s time to take stock of your computing needs and wants and what might need some upgrades. Posted on Jat 16:51 CDT by Susan Bradley Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday). Office 2016 also reached End of Mainstream Support on October 13, 2020. Extended Support ended for Office 2013 on April 11, 2023. On April 10, 2018, Office 2013 reached End of Mainstream Support. There were no non-security listings for Office 2013. Update for Microsoft Office 2016 ( KB5002226) Update for Microsoft Office 2016 ( KB5002192) The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported. They are not included in the DEFCON-3 approval for the June 2022 patches. The July 2022 Office non-Security updates have been released Tuesday, July 5, 2022. To learn more about how to get ready for this change and recommendations for managing VBA macros in Office files, read this article for Office admins. The Learn More button goes to an article for end users and information workers that contains information about the security risk of bad actors using macros, safe practices to prevent phishing and malware, and instructions on how to enable these macros (if absolutely needed).Įnterprises should evaluate their use of macros in files obtained from the internet to determine how this new default behavior will affect their users. Now, with this change, once a user opens an attachment or downloads from the internet an untrusted Office file containing macros, a message bar displays a Security Risk that the file contains VBA macros obtained from the internet with a Learn More button. Previously, it was possible for end users to enable these macros by simply clicking a button on the Trust bar. Timing: We will communicate a new timeline via Message center. This change only affects Office on devices running Windows and only affects the following applications: Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Word. To help improve security, we are changing the behavior of Office applications to now block macros in files from the internet. VBA macros are a common way for malicious actors to gain access to deploy malware and ransomware. The original post where they planned to block macros in files received from the Internet: We’ll provide another update when we’re ready to release again to Current Channel. We appreciate the feedback we’ve received so far, and we’re working to make improvements in this experience. Updated July 07, 2022: Based on feedback, we’re rolling back this change from Current Channel. Ensuring that Macros are not enabled in Excel documents that we receive emailed to us will go a long way to keep us safe. We need Office excel files that we receive from the Internet to not infect us. This STILL would be a really good thing.ĭon’t give up on this, please, Microsoft. We need macros to be off by default and let the IT pro/admins turn it on based on their needs. I’m guessing that big businesses pushed back on this.īut Microsoft? Don’t give up on making this default. Posted on Jat 22:44 CDT by Susan Bradley
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