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Restrict Microsoft Office Macros: Close the Ransomware Front Door
Reduce ransomware and malware risk by controlling Microsoft Office macro execution, ensuring only trusted and approved macros can run across your environment.
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Macro Execution Policy Enforcement
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Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint Coverage
100%
Essential Eight Aligned Configuration
Never Trust the Document Without Verifying the Macro.
A malicious macro hidden in a seemingly ordinary Word or Excel document remains one of the most common ways ransomware gains its first foothold in a business. Restricting Microsoft Office macros means only macros from trusted, verified sources are allowed to run, while everything else, particularly macros from the internet, is blocked automatically.
Ransomware Prevention
Reduce one of the most common attack vectors used to deliver ransomware, malware, and other malicious payloads.
Trusted Macro Governance
Ensure business-critical macros continue operating while preventing execution from untrusted or unknown sources.
Essential Eight Maturity Improvement
Strengthen Essential Eight compliance through consistent macro controls, policy enforcement, and governance.
User Protection
Protect employees from malicious documents that rely on social engineering and phishing tactics to trigger macro execution.
Security-First Productivity
Balance security requirements with operational needs so legitimate business workflows remain effective and uninterrupted.
Core Offerings: Essential Eight: Restrict Microsoft Office Macros
We configure and manage Microsoft Office macro security settings across your organisation, aligned to Essential Eight requirements.
Configure Microsoft Office Macro Settings
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Microsoft Intune Policy Deployment
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User Awareness & Exception Handling
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Blocking macros from the internet by default, while permitting macros from trusted, verified locations.
Deploying and enforcing macro security policies consistently across devices using Microsoft Intune.
Supporting users with legitimate macro-based workflows while maintaining strict security controls.
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Business Outcomes Enabled
Reduced Ransomware Risk
Block one of the most common initial access techniques used by ransomware operators and cybercriminals.
Improved Essential Eight Maturity
Strengthen compliance outcomes through consistent Office macro restriction and governance practices.
Lower Phishing Success Rates
Reduce the effectiveness of malicious email attachments designed to persuade users to enable unsafe macros.
Protected Business Productivity
Allow trusted business processes to continue while preventing unauthorised macro execution.
Stronger Endpoint Security
Reduce attack surface across Microsoft Office applications and improve overall organisational cyber resilience.
Reduced Ransomware Risk
Block one of the most common initial access techniques used by ransomware operators and cybercriminals.
Improved Essential Eight Maturity
Strengthen compliance outcomes through consistent Office macro restriction and governance practices.
Lower Phishing Success Rates
Reduce the effectiveness of malicious email attachments designed to persuade users to enable unsafe macros.
Protected Business Productivity
Allow trusted business processes to continue while preventing unauthorised macro execution.
Stronger Endpoint Security
Reduce attack surface across Microsoft Office applications and improve overall organisational cyber resilience.
Could a Malicious Macro Execute in Your Environment Right Now?
Book our Essential Eight assessment now to review your current Microsoft Office macro security settings.
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Learn moreMalicious macros embedded in Word, Excel, or other Office documents can execute code automatically when a document is opened, making them a common way for ransomware and malware to gain initial access.
We configure macro security so that macros from the internet are blocked by default, while macros from trusted, verified locations are still permitted, using Microsoft Intune for consistent policy deployment.
No. Macro restriction settings specifically apply to Office applications like Word, Excel, and Access, they don't affect Microsoft Teams functionality.
Yes. Macros from trusted, verified sources continue to work as normal, the control specifically blocks macros from untrusted sources, such as documents downloaded from the internet.
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