Microsoft Office For Windows Has Security Flaws In Word, Excel
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A cryptographer at the Singapore-based Institute of Infocomm Research has determined that there are serious security flaws in Microsoft Word and Excel in terms of their encryption for password protection of documents.
Hongjun Wu, who has written a paper on the subject, says that “A lot of information could be retrieved from those encrypted files. If anyone has used the encryption in Microsoft Office… then it is time for him/her to assess the damage that has been caused.”
Wow, that’s pretty straightforward.
Said a Microsoft spokesperson…
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