The Beginners 2022 Cyber Security Awareness Training Course - Macro Malware

The video tutorial discusses macro malware, a prevalent threat in Microsoft Office documents. It explains what macros are and how they can be exploited by attackers through social engineering tactics. The tutorial provides examples of macro malware attacks, highlighting the importance of security warnings and the need for caution when enabling macros. It also covers the protected view feature in Microsoft Office, which helps prevent unauthorized macro execution.

What is a macro in the context of Microsoft Office?

• A spreadsheet template

• A small script or program

• A large document file

• A type of malware

Why do attackers use blurred content in documents?

• To make the document look more professional

• To improve document security

• To hide the document's true content

• To encourage users to enable macros

What is the purpose of the 'protected view' in Microsoft Office?

• To allow editing of documents

• To enhance document formatting

• To increase document size

• To disable macros by default

When is it generally safe to enable macros in a document?

• When the document is very large

• When the document is in a foreign language

• When the document is from the internet

• When the document is from a trusted source

What should you be cautious about when dealing with macros?

• The size of the document

• The source of the document

• The color of the document

• The language of the document