The Office 'local' loophole — why Microsoft's latest 'Critical' patches aren't just for IT pros

Microsoft just fixed two critical Office vulnerabilities that can be triggered simply by previewing a file in Outlook. No double-clicking or macros required.

What Is ActiveX? How It Works and Ensures Computer Security

ActiveX is a Microsoft software framework that enables applications to share data across web browsers, enhancing functionality and security in computing.

Table of Experts: AI is coming to your industry – Are you ready?

We all have to harness it, but we have to be very careful about it. Everyone feels the pressure to implement AI to make things less expensive for the client or customer.
IFA Magazine

The Timebank’s Damian Davies has a raft of practical tips for advisers to consider when it comes to how they use AI within the business

Throughout the week in our In Focus series, we’ll be looking at how financial advice firms are using, and can use, artificial intelligence (AI) in ways that ...
Computerworld

Microsoft Copilot can boost your writing in Word, Outlook, and OneNote — here’s how

Copilot integration in Microsoft 365 apps makes it a snap to generate first drafts, revise text, and get instant summaries for long docs or email threads. Here’s how to use Copilot for writing ...
Forbes

Microsoft Confirms Free Windows 10 Security Updates — How To Get Them

Windows users are, understandably, given the size of the operating system market share, a prime target for attackers of all kinds, from nation-state espionage actors to hackers and scammers. Windows ...
Windows Report

Edge Pop-Ups: How to Enable Them Safely on Any Device

If you are wondering how to allow pop ups in Edge, this guide will show you the exact steps on desktop, mobile, and for specific sites only. If you prefer more control, add trusted sites under the ...
The Verge

Anthropic connects Claude to Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and OneDrive

Anthropic and Microsoft are increasingly cozying up for AI models and services. Anthropic and Microsoft are increasingly cozying up for AI models and services. is a senior editor and author of Notepad ...
PC World

Microsoft supercharges Copilot with Google integration, smarter vision

Copilot Vision’s eyesight is improving, as the integrated Windows AI technology will soon be able to see entire documents, plus link to apps like Google Drive via a new connectors function. Separately ...
ZDNet

Microsoft Word forcing you to save new files to the cloud? Here's how to stop it

Word will save new documents to the cloud by default. AutoSave will also be enabled by default. You can turn off these options if you prefer to save your files locally. Microsoft has long been pushing ...
GitHub

Allow MCP to disable Javascript

For some of our purposes it would be useful to have a browser-context with javascript disabled. This is a feature fo Playwright, but I don't think it's exposed in the tools anywhere by this MCP.