We’re a distributed, global company (and proud of it), but we do want to give Elasticisians a place to connect face-to-face should they choose. In fact, building community is one of our top priorities here at Elastic. That’s why we have offices in 15 cities around the world. While some Elasticians use them to work and connect, we also use them to host in-person events, like … [Read more...] about Each Elastic office has its own locally-designed mural. See them all.
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Same CyberSec in Office and at Home
It was first the pandemic that changed the usual state of work - before, it was commuting, working in the office & coming home for most corporate employees. Then, when we had to adapt to the self-isolation rules, the work moved to home offices, which completely changed the workflow for many businesses.As the pandemic went down, we realized success never relied on where the … [Read more...] about Same CyberSec in Office and at Home
Watch Out! Researchers Spot New Microsoft Office Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Office that could be abused to achieve arbitrary code execution on affected Windows systems. The vulnerability came to light after an independent cybersecurity research team known as nao_sec uncovered a Word document ("05-2022-0438.doc") that was uploaded to VirusTotal from an IP address in … [Read more...] about Watch Out! Researchers Spot New Microsoft Office Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild
CrowdStrike Changes Principal Office to Austin, Texas
Since we founded CrowdStrike, we’ve paved the way as one of the most prominent remote-first companies. We’ve planted roots in communities around the world — from Sunnyvale to London and from Pune to Tokyo. This not only gave us a running start at reimagining the workplace for today’s remote-first world, it also meant that we were never tied to a single location, hiring the best … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Changes Principal Office to Austin, Texas
New UAF Vulnerability Affecting Microsoft Office to be Patched Today
Four security vulnerabilities discovered in the Microsoft Office suite, including Excel and Office online, could be potentially abused by bad actors to deliver attack code via Word and Excel documents. "Rooted from legacy code, the vulnerabilities could have granted an attacker the ability to execute code on targets via malicious Office documents, such as Word, Excel and … [Read more...] about New UAF Vulnerability Affecting Microsoft Office to be Patched Today
Attacking macOS using a Microsoft Office macro
Many macOS computer users are still confident that their machines do not need protection. Worse, system administrators at companies where employees work on Apple hardware often hold the same opinion. At the Black Hat USA 2020 conference, researcher Patrick Wardle tried to disabuse the audience of this misconception by presenting his analysis of malware for macOS and building an … [Read more...] about Attacking macOS using a Microsoft Office macro
Securing Small Business: Layering Cisco Email Security and Office 365
This post was authored by Sham Miah I’ve been working in the cybersecurity industry for many years now and because of the way cybercriminals evolve their threats, there has always been one constant; email is still the number one threat vector. According to Gartner “by 2021, Gartner expects 70% of public and private companies to be using cloud email services”. And, that … [Read more...] about Securing Small Business: Layering Cisco Email Security and Office 365
Google Docs and Google Sheets App Released for iOS
Google has released a brand new Google Docs and Google Sheets spreadsheets app for iOS. Google's new apps will rival the recently launched Microsoft Office apps for iOS which includes Word, Excel,PowerPoint, and OneNote. Every year, phones and tablets get better, and more of you are starting to use your mobile devices not just to view, but also to create and edit … [Read more...] about Google Docs and Google Sheets App Released for iOS
Microsoft Office for iPad to Debut After Touch Version for Windows
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed that the company will bring Office to the iPad with touch user interface following its launch on Windows, reports The Verge. Speaking at a Gartner event in Florida today, Ballmer said "iPad will be picked up when there's a touch first user interface." That touch first interface appears to be making its way to the Windows version of Office … [Read more...] about Microsoft Office for iPad to Debut After Touch Version for Windows