Microsoft provides security tools for Office 2007

Expected yesterday (November 13), Microsoft will launch tools and documentation to help businesses better configure security for Office 2007.

The Office 2007 Security Guide will be announced at the Microsoft TechEd conference in Barcelona. In addition to detailed documentation on how to configure security for Office 2007, Microsoft also provides Group Policy Object Accelerator, a free tool that allows system administrators to change and configure security policies. for users through Active Directory.

While previous versions of Office also allow users to deploy security configurations, Office 2007 provides features that allow for much more granular control. This application provides 1,500 configurations, including 300 security-related configurations.

In previous versions of Office, administrators can enable or disable macros. Macro has long been considered a potential security risk, but many companies rely on this feature to automate tasks in Office. Therefore, Office 2007 supports trusted folders so that administrators can place approved documents using macros, or just allow macros to run in Excel, or provide some specific user objects. can.

Van Han