Technique involves saving malicious Excel file as "read-only" and tricking users into opening it, Mimecast says.

The steps to take in order to protect and encrypt Microsoft Office files. Microsoft is one of the most used offices software product across the world. Here is a nifty trick on how to protect your ...

Open the Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file and head to File > Info. Select Protect Document (or Protect Spreadsheet, or Protect Presentation) and choose Encrypt with Password, then enter your password.

A new campaign is spreading the LimeRAT Remote Access Trojan by harnessing an old encryption technique in Excel files. In addition, the modular Trojan can spread through connected USB drives ...

Excel encryption has strengthened over time, so newer versions should be sufficient to keep your files safe, said Rick Maybury ...

Can be dead simple. Step 1: Get document. Step 2: Save As a different file type (RTF is the go-to for Word docs) Step 3: Open new document, convert back. Edit: YMMV, I can bypass Word password ...