Adding protection to a Word document serves as a safeguard, preventing unauthorized access or changes to the document. You might require a password to open the file ...

I wanted to alert everyone of a new malware distributing SPAM campaign that I just received that contains a password protected Word document, which pretends to be about a payment I would be receiving ...

Is a password-protected Word or Excel file really safe from an intruder? The simple answer is sort of. Let me explain: Windows password-protected files are secure as long as a would-be intruder is not ...

Microsoft Word's password-protect functionality is designed to prevent edits and modification to templates and other important documents. However, it can be a real pain if you need to edit or change a ...

A simple hack to Word's password-protection feature means documents may not be as secure as users believe. No fix is on the way, says Microsoft. Microsoft Word documents that use the software's ...

Today, we will see how you can disable Protected View in Microsoft Office programs like Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., via the Trust Center – also called Data Execution Prevention Mode. Protected View ...

Most folks have a few documents–legal forms, business records, account spreadsheets, etc.–they’d like to protect from prying eyes. Here’s a little-known fact: Word and Excel let you assign passwords ...

If you’ve been using Microsoft Word for years, you probably think you have a pretty good grasp on its capabilities. But you might be missing out on the full extent of its capabilities, or worse, ...

Microsoft Word documents that use the software's built-in password protection to avoid unauthorised editing can easily be modified using a relatively simple hack that was published on a security Web ...