{"id":22556,"date":"2025-07-21T18:38:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T16:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/?post_type=knowledge&#038;p=22556"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:44:15","slug":"microsoft-warns-about-sharepoint-vulnerability-how-do-you-inform-your-employees","status":"publish","type":"knowledge","link":"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/knowledge-center\/crisis-communication\/microsoft-warns-about-sharepoint-vulnerability-how-do-you-inform-your-employees","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft warns about SharePoint vulnerability. How to inform employees during crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Microsoft has issued a warning about &#8220;active attacks&#8221; targeting certain SharePoint server software used for document sharing within organizations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/microsoft-alerts-businesses-governments-server-software-attack-2025-07-21\/\">Reuters reports<\/a>. The company urgently advises customers to implement security updates immediately. This is alarming news for thousands of organizations, as the damage from such an attack can be extensive. Effective crisis communication is crucial, particularly in situations like these. In this article, you&#8217;ll learn why effective crisis communication matters, the characteristics of strong crisis communication, and how to prepare your communication for any type of cyber crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-effective-crisis-communication-prevents-further-damage\">Effective crisis communication prevents further damage <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Good communication ensures that a (potential) crisis remains under control and does not escalate further. When employees are not informed promptly and thoroughly, uncertainty and confusion arise. This can lead to panic, undesirable behavior, and additional harm to the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional channels such as intranet and email are unsuitable as crisis communication tools. They are often overlooked or noticed too late and can even become compromised themselves, leading to further problems. The alternative? Omnichannel push communication. This allows you to immediately deliver information to all employees, regardless of their location, utilizing all available screens: TVs, PCs, and mobile devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is essential that this communication instantly captures attention, immediately takes priority over other messages, and enables employees to confirm receipt. Various tools are available for this purpose, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/employee-communication-platform\/features\/alerts\">Alerts<\/a>\u2014prominent messages that appear directly on top of all other communications on TVs, PCs, and mobile phones\u2014and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/tours\/desktop-ticker\">Tickers<\/a>: scrolling information bars immediately visible above all open applications on PCs. These ensure warnings, information, and instructions are not overlooked, enabling employees to clearly understand the situation and the required actions to prevent further damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Alert SharePoint Offline\" class=\"wp-image-22568\" style=\"width:720px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04030-817x545.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-create-redundancy-and-prepare-your-communication-for-any-cyber-crisis\">Create redundancy and prepare your communication for any cyber crisis <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you ensure employees are reached quickly and effectively during any cyber crisis? By creating redundancy. Redundancy is crucial for every organization&#8217;s digital survival. It simply ensures that one or more communication channels are always available during a crisis, regardless of the circumstances. Communication should be possible even if the internet has completely failed. By leveraging multiple channels\u2014from communication via TV screens, PCs, and mobile apps, to even SMS messaging\u2014you significantly reduce the risk of a communication failure and, consequently, additional harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ticker SharePoint offline\" class=\"wp-image-22566\" style=\"width:720px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DSC04008-817x545.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prepare-yourself-to-prevent-chaos\">Prepare yourself to prevent chaos <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A crisis demands swift and decisive action, including thorough preparation. Don\u2019t wait until it\u2019s too late; ensure you are ready now. Do this by having the right tools to communicate effectively in the manner described above. Additionally, it is essential to prepare as many different scenarios as possible in advance and to pre-set corresponding messages, allowing quick action during any type of crisis. Every second counts during a cyber crisis; there is no room for improvisation. Solid preparation, the right tools, and fast, thoughtful communication make the difference between a manageable situation and total chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start improving your crisis communication today. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/talk\">Schedule a no-obligation consultation with one of our experts<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netpresenter.com\/demo\">discover the power of our crisis communication software yourself through a brief demo.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":22563,"template":"","cat_know_type":[25],"cat_know":[41],"class_list":["post-22556","knowledge","type-knowledge","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cat_know_type-blogs","cat_know-crisis-communication"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>How to inform employees during a cyber crisis? - netpresenter.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Microsoft warns about a SharePoint vulnerability. 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