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  • Update of automatic links must be configured to prompt.

    <VulnDiscussion>If an Excel workbook contains links to other documents and users are not prompted to approve them, the contents of the workbo...
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  • DTOO141 - AutoRepublish Warning Alert

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  • AutoRepublish Warning Alert must be provided.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;AutoRepublish is a feature in Excel allowing workbooks to be automatically republished to the World Wide Web each time the wo...
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  • DTOO152 - Load pics from Web not in Excel

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  • Load pictures from Web pages must be disallowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When users open Web pages in Excel, Excel loads any graphics included in the pages, regardless of whether they were originall...
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  • DTOO145 - Store macro in workbook

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  • Macro storage must be in Personal macro workbooks.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The Record Macro dialog box includes a drop-down menu allowing users to choose whether to store the new macro in the current ...
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  • DTOO126 - Add-on Management

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  • Add-on Management functionality must be allowed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer add-ons are pieces of code, run in Internet Explorer, to provide additional functionality. Rogue add-ons ma...
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  • DTOO209 - Zone Elevation Protection

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  • Protection from zone elevation must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Internet Explorer places restrictions on each web page users can use the browser to open. Web pages on a user's local compute...
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  • DTOO211 - Restrict ActiveX Install

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  • ActiveX Installs must be configured for proper restriction.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Microsoft ActiveX controls allow unmanaged, unprotected code to run on the user computers. ActiveX controls do not run within...
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  • DTOO132 - Restrict File Download

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  • File Downloads must be configured for proper restrictions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Disabling this setting allows websites to present file download prompts via code without the user specifically initiating the...
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  • DTOO124 - Scripted Window Security

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  • Scripted Window Security must be enforced.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Malicious websites often try to confuse or trick users into giving a site permission to perform an action allowing the site t...
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  • DTOO127 - Add-ins are signed by Trusted Publisher

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  • Application add-ins must be signed by Trusted Publisher.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Office 2010 applications do not check the digital signature on application add-ins before opening them. Disabling or not con...
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  • DTOO128 - Data Execution Prevention

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siemur/test-space

The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.

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