Security in Microsoft Office 2003 Editions

Summary: Discover how to approach secure computing with the Microsoft Office 2003 Editions. The security features in Office 2003 Editions protect against four major categories of threats: data, intellectual property, privacy, and application threats. Learn how to manage security in your implementation. (https://msdn.microsoft.com/office/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dno2k3ta/html/odc_officesecurityoverview.asp)

As the most used business productivity suite, the Microsoft Office System has been the object of many malicious attacks over the last few years. Microsoft responded by making each of the last several versions of the Microsoft Office System and its applications increasingly secure, leading to the most secure version yet—Microsoft Office 2003 Editions.

Security is a complex, ever-changing subject; Microsoft provides the tools that you need to enjoy more secure computing. You need to do your part and learn how to use those tools.

This article applies to user documents and to the solutions that you build using the Microsoft Office System as a foundation. As a user, it is essential that you understand the security features built into Office 2003 Editions to take full advantage of them and, more importantly, avoid accidentally circumventing them. If you are a developer building applications for Office 2003 Editions, you need to know how to hook into the security features for Office 2003 Editions in order to take advantage of them, and again, avoid accidentally circumventing them.