A critical security vulnerability has been identified in the Microsoft Outlook desktop client. This vulnerability allows attackers to access your network by simply emailing you.
We have recently been alerted to a critical security vulnerability found in the Microsoft Outlook desktop client. This vulnerability allows attackers to access your network by simply emailing you. The email does not necessarily have to be opened and read for the attack to succeed.
To protect your organisation from this potential threat, we strongly recommend taking immediate action to address this issue.
Assess Your Environment
Review your systems to identify which ones are running the Microsoft Outlook desktop application, specifically ones that are requiring updates.
Update Your Software
Microsoft has released patches to address this vulnerability. Download and apply through the relevant security updates as soon as possible. If automatic updates are enabled, ensure they are running correctly and deployed throughout your organization.
Come and Speak To Us If You Are Unsure
We do offer Remote Media Management so that we can monitor System Updates and releases to avoid issues with affected system update patches. We understand that your systems and data security is crucial to your organisation's success so if you think you would benefit from media management, please feel free to contact us.
