--- title: File Security 101 - Threats Beyond Malware explained | Joerg Schneider-Simon description: As Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of bowbridge Software, Joerg brings decades of experience designing, evolving and promoting complex IT security solutions to enterprise customers. With his deep technical acumen and exceptional customer focus, he has contributed to the global success of some of the world’s leading technology brands. --- [Skip to content](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/author/joerg-schneider-simon#main-content) ![](https://explore.bowbridge.net/hs-fs/hubfs/bowbridge_logo_2-1.png?width=240&height=44&name=bowbridge_logo_2-1.png)Homepage - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://explore.bowbridge.net/blog) Get started - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://explore.bowbridge.net/blog) Get started # File Security 101 - Threats Beyond Malware explained A brief introductory description of your blog and the topics covered at a high level. 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With his deep technical acumen and exceptional customer focus, he has contributed to the global success of some of the world’s leading technology brands.   ---   ### Recent Posts: [![](https://explore.bowbridge.net/hubfs/Blog/File%20Security%20101/Headers/File%20Security%20101%20-%20Blog%20Header.jpeg)](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-4-the-metafile-that-names-a-remote-font) ### [The Metafile That Names a Remote Font: How a Drawing Can Leak Your Password Hash](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-4-the-metafile-that-names-a-remote-font) Nov 12, 2026, 8:00:00 AM / by [Joerg Schneider-Simon](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/author/joerg-schneider-simon) A vector drawing contains no code, but it does contain names, and a name can point to a server. This is episode 4 of File Security 101, our series on file-based threats your anti-malware does not see. [Continue Reading](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-4-the-metafile-that-names-a-remote-font) [![](https://explore.bowbridge.net/hubfs/Blog/File%20Security%20101/Headers/File%20Security%20101%20-%20Blog%20Header.jpeg)](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-3-ole-package-the-attachment-that-installs) ### [OLE Package – The Attachment That Installs: How a Program Hides Behind a Document Icon](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-3-ole-package-the-attachment-that-installs) Nov 11, 2026, 1:00:00 PM / by [Joerg Schneider-Simon](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/author/joerg-schneider-simon) An Outlook message can carry a program that looks exactly like a PDF or a Word document, and a single double-click starts it. This is episode 3 of File Security 101, our series on file-based threats your anti-malware does not see. [Continue Reading](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-3-ole-package-the-attachment-that-installs) [![](https://explore.bowbridge.net/hubfs/Blog/File%20Security%20101/Headers/File%20Security%20101%20-%20Blog%20Header.jpeg)](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-2-the-login-page-in-your-inbox) ### [The Login Page in Your Inbox: How HTML Phishing Attachments Work](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-2-the-login-page-in-your-inbox) Nov 10, 2026, 1:00:00 PM / by [Joerg Schneider-Simon](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/author/joerg-schneider-simon) An HTML attachment can show a perfect copy of your company's sign-in page and send whatever you type to an attacker, without containing a single line of malware. This is episode 2 of File Security 101, our series on file-based threats your anti-malware does not see. [Continue Reading](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-2-the-login-page-in-your-inbox) [![](https://explore.bowbridge.net/hubfs/Blog/File%20Security%20101/Headers/File%20Security%20101%20-%20Blog%20Header.jpeg)](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-1-a-pdf-that-starts-a-program) ### [A PDF That Starts a Program: How the Launch Action Works](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/episode-1-a-pdf-that-starts-a-program) Nov 7, 2026, 10:15:43 AM / by [Joerg Schneider-Simon](https://explore.bowbridge.net/file-security-101/author/joerg-schneider-simon) One instruction tells the reader to start a Windows program. In 2010, criminals used it within weeks to install the Zeus banking trojan. 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