BEC-ware the phish (part 1). Investigating incidents in M365

TL;DR Review the key artefacts to ensure the best possible telemetry is available in the case of a Business Email Compromise BEC. Keep an eye on data retention, where necessary export or forward data for investigations longer than 30 days. Verify and enable Unified Audit Logging, its free and giv...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise packages relates to the use of an insecure search path, allowing a perpetrator to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise packages is related to the use of an insecure search path. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

How to Update NATS and PostgreSQL Passwords Used by Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Purpose This article documents the procedures for updating the password Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 uses to connect to the NATS server and the configuration database. Solution Expand the section below relevant to the password that has been changed: How to Update NATS Server Password Default...

The vulnerability of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise packages lies in their ability to exploit memory after it is freed, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise packages relates to the ability to utilize memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

Repeat Email Notification: "License update interrupted: Paid license is not installed."

Challenge After installing or upgrading to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 8 using Community Edition or an NFR Not-For-Resale license, email notifications are sent daily that state that state: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Failed to update license License updated interrupted: Paid license...

PT-2024-6728 · Microsoft · Office Visio

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Office Visio affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a lack of warning about dangerous actions in the Microsoft Office Visio graphic editor, which is part of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for...

PT-2024-6793 · Microsoft · 365 Apps For Enterprise +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Office affected versions not specified Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to the use of an unreliable path search in Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 Apps for...

U.K. Hacker Charged in $3.75 Million Insider Trading Scheme Using Hacked Executive Emails

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ has charged a 39-year-old U.K. national for perpetrating a hack-to-trade fraud scheme that netted him nearly $3.75 million in illegal profits. Robert Westbrook of London was arrested last week and is expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face charges related ...

A Hacker's Era: Why Microsoft 365 Protection Reigns Supreme

Imagine a sophisticated cyberattack cripples your organization's most critical productivity and collaboration tool — the platform you rely on for daily operations. In the blink of an eye, hackers encrypt your emails, files, and crucial business data stored in Microsoft 365, holding it hostage usi...

Error: ".NET (`dotnet-`) must be added to the blacklist to prevent unattended upgrades that could impact the availability of the Linux proxy."

Challenge Attempting to add a Linux-base proxy in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 fails with the error: Error: .NET dotnet- must be added to the blacklist to prevent unattended upgrades that could impact the availability of the Linux proxy. Cause This error occurs when the proxy deployment process...

PT-2024-6335 · Microsoft · Office Visio +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Visio affected versions not specified Microsoft Office affected versions not specified Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to errors in access control, allowing an...

How to use Azure Database for PostgreSQL with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Purpose This article documents how to utilize Azure Database for PostgreSQL to host the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 or higher configuration database. Solution After deploying Azure Database for PostgreSQL, additional steps must be performed to ensure it can be utilized by Veeam Backup for...

Release Information for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8 Cumulative Patches

More Recent Version Available Please find the latest version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 here: Veeam Downloads - Latest Version Requirements This Cumulative Patch can be used to: update manually from a previous Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 8 release to the latest Cumulative Patch. upgrade...

How to Use Existing Veeam Backup & Replication PostgreSQL instance for Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Deployment

Article Applicability This article documents issues that occur when installing Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 or higher on the same server as an existing Veeam Backup & Replication v12 or higher deployment that is using the included local PostgreSQL instance. The errors described may also occu...

Planned Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Feature Deprecation

This article is referenced by: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 User Guide: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Feature Deprecation Purpose This article documents features and functionalities of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 VB365 that will deprecated in a future versions of the product. Veeam is...

Microsoft Fixes ASCII Smuggling Flaw That Enabled Data Theft from Microsoft 365 Copilot

Details have emerged about a now-patched vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot that could enable the theft of sensitive user information using a technique called ASCII smuggling. "ASCII Smuggling is a novel technique that uses special Unicode characters that mirror ASCII but are actually not...

How to Automate the Hardest Parts of Employee Offboarding

According to recent research on employee offboarding, 70% of IT professionals say they've experienced the negative effects of incomplete IT offboarding, whether in the form of a security incident tied to an account that wasn't deprovisioned, a surprise bill for resources that aren't in use anymor...

Microsoft Excel for macOS library injection vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2024-1976 Microsoft Excel for macOS library injection vulnerability August 19, 2024 CVE Number CVE-2024-43106 SUMMARY A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel 16.83 for macOS. A specially crafted library can leverage Excel’s access privileges,...

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Microsoft Excel 安全漏洞

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet processing software in the Office suite of Microsoft Corporation USA. A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability to remotely execute code. The following products and versions are affected:Microsoft 365 Apps for...