Security Advisories Released or Updated Today
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Please note that the URL for Microsoft security documents has changed.
* Microsoft Security Advisory 4056318
– Title: Guidance for securing AD DS account used by Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization
– https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securityadvisories/2017/4056318
– Executive Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information regarding security settings for the AD DS (Active Directory Domain Services) account used by Azure AD Connect for directory synchronization. This advisory also provides guidance on what on-premises AD administrators can do to ensure that the account is properly secured.
– Originally posted: December 12, 2017
– Updated: N/A
– Version: 1.0
* Microsoft Security Advisory 4053440
– Title: Securely opening Microsoft Office documents that contain Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) fields
– https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securityadvisories/2017/4053440
– Reason for Revision: Microsoft has released an update for all supported editions of Microsoft Word that allows users to set the functionality of the DDE protocol based on their environment. For more information and to download the update, see ADV170021.
– Originally posted: November 8, 2017
– Updated: December 12, 2017
– Version: 2.0
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