Cisco’s Talos team said 35% of incidents led back to Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities reported early in 2021, but new ransomware families have been appearing to fill the Emotet hole, too.
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6 ways to make your Word documents more accessible using TTS readers, captions, links and more
A document that considers accessibility issues will reach a wider audience than one that doesn’t. Here’s how to do that in Microsoft Word.
This open-source Microsoft benchmark is a powerful server testing tool
Storage is a vital component of a modern server. DISKSPD can provide valuable insights into how it performs under different workloads.
4 tips to make you more efficient in PowerPoint
Whether one or all four of these efficiency tips in Microsoft PowerPoint is new to you, you’ll definitely save time! Some tips work similarly in Microsoft Publisher, too.
Want OLED and Speed for Under $1,000? Get This Asus Laptop
The AMD-powered ZenBook 13 is one of the best values we’ve seen in a long time.
How an Obscure Company Took Down Big Chunks of the Internet

You may not have heard of Fastly, but you felt its impact when sites didn’t load around the world Tuesday morning.
4 secret features of Microsoft Edge, Word, Excel and Windows 10
There are dozens of undocumented features in Microsoft software. Learn how to find four hidden features of some Microsoft apps.
How to use VLOOKUP() to find the closest match in Excel
You probably use VLOOKUP() function to find exact matches in Microsoft Excel, but you can also find the closest value when you don’t know the exact value.
Windows Virtual Desktop gets new features and pricing, and a new name
Azure Virtual Desktop, the new name for Microsoft’s cloud-based virtual desktop service, reflects more options for using Azure services rather than a reduced emphasis on Windows.
The FBI’s Director Compares Ransomware Threat to 9/11

Plus, a Supreme Court decision on a controversial anti-hacking law, a WhatsApp walk-back, and more of the week’s top security news.