IDG Contributor Network: Wikileaks reveals potent Windows malware from the CIA

A few days ago, Microsoft’s top lawyer took the NSA to task over WannaCry, saying that…

IDG Contributor Network: FTC to crack down on bogus ‘tech support’ lines

In an extremely fortunate bit of timing, I visited my parents just as my father nearly…

IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft shares details on the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Microsoft announced at its Build developer conference that the next major update to Windows 10, codenamed…

IDG Contributor Network: Is Microsoft in the smartphone business? It depends who you ask

In 2013, Microsoft’s then-CEO Steve Ballmer threw one of his monumental temper tantrums with the board…

IDG Contributor Network: Government systems use ancient OSes, have potential to get hacked

Every now and then a pair of stories come along that seem unrelated, but when you…

IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft will separate Edge from OS updates

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Edge browser, the revamped browser that shipped with Windows 10 as…

IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft launches a slew of IoT-related offerings

Microsoft this week announced the launch of Microsoft IoT Central, a software as a service (SaaS)…

IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft’s Edge browser is pretty dull

I recently saw an article where someone spent a week using Microsoft Edge, the company’s struggling…