Microsoft crams Office 365 docs into Edge-style sandboxes to thwart malware infections

Amid the flood of news from Microsoft's Ignite conference in Florida this week, Redmond dropped word of several new features and additions to its cloud services aimed at protecting user data. Office 365 will be getting additional security protections through Application Guard, the sandboxing tool Microsoft debuted with its …

[Blockchain commentard]

If they're sandboxed, how will Powerpoint slides have Excel spreadsheets embedded?

[Fred Flintstone]

Screenshots :)

[NATTtrash]

But... but... my presentation is already 999MB and before you know it I can't email it any more..!

[Khaptain]

Because they are "embedded" and not linked.

[Anonymous Coward]

"to help admins spot and remove cloud apps installed by users"

So one MS branch wants users to install apps without admins approval, another delivers the tools to zap them?

[Halfmad]

Re: "to help admins spot and remove cloud apps installed by users"

and another is probably developing a paid for tool which will fix both scenarios by allowing them to run at the same time :)

[Dan 55]

Yo dawg, I heard your Office apps have a sandbox so I put a sandbox around your sandbox

Just fix the Office apps already.

[GnuTzu]

Re: Yo dawg, I heard your Office apps have a sandbox so I put a sandbox around your sandbox

Somehow, it brings to mind kitty litter.

[Mahhn]

30 days

I give it 30 days before their sandbox is made into a joke, publicly.