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Title: Microsoft Security Advisory Notification
Issued: December 12, 2017
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Security Advisories Released or Updated Today
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Please note that the URL for Microsoft security documents has changed.

* Microsoft Security Advisory 4056318

 - Title: Guidance for securing AD DS account used by Azure AD Connect
   for directory synchronization
 - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/
   securityadvisories/2017/4056318
 - Executive Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory
   to provide information regarding security settings for the AD DS
   (Active Directory Domain Services) account used by Azure AD Connect
   for directory synchronization. This advisory also provides guidance
   on what on-premises AD administrators can do to ensure that the
   account is properly secured.
 - Originally posted: December 12, 2017
 - Updated: N/A
 - Version: 1.0

* Microsoft Security Advisory 4053440

 - Title: Securely opening Microsoft Office documents that contain
   Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) fields
 - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/
   securityadvisories/2017/4053440
 - Reason for Revision: Microsoft has released an update for all
   supported editions of Microsoft Word that allows users to set the
   functionality of the DDE protocol based on their environment.
   For more information and to download the update, see ADV170021.
 - Originally posted: November 8, 2017
 - Updated: December 12, 2017
 - Version: 2.0

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