U.S. CERT issued a brief warning on its Web site Monday stating that the organization was "aware of active exploitation using malicious Microsoft Access databases." The U.S. CERT is the operational ...

Microsoft Access allows business and other large, data-sharing entities to create databases storing vast amounts of information. Anyone using Access can share these database files with one another.

Microsoft Access is an invaluable tool for many small businesses. Often, an Access database file contains confidential information necessitating password security. This is especially advisable if the ...