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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report: User account attacks up by 300%

September 13, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

If attacks seem to be on the rise, it’s not just because there’s more media buzz about them.

Why hasn’t XP been killed yet?

August 2, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

It took a recent global attack to realize many companies are still running outdated, vulnerable software.

Microsoft to kill beloved MS Paint program

July 26, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

Tragedy rocked the online world this week when Microsoft released its plans to kill MS Paint, a simple image editing and creation program that’s been on Windows OS for 32 years.

Shadowbrokers dump wealth of darknet exploits to use against Windows

April 19, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

With a name that probably should stay in space opera role playing games, a group known only as The Shadow Brokers released a hefty amount of Windows exploits online. Its main aim seems to have been at targeting a cyber-espionage group tied to the National Security Agency (NSA).

Vista support being pulled in under two weeks

March 29, 2017 By Lauren Stead Leave a Comment

The Windows Vista era draws to a close in just under two weeks.

Microsoft’s new patching policy may be an IT pro’s nightmare

October 12, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

As of the latest Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has done away with letting PC and business users decide which patches they want to download. 

Microsoft Edge: Browser’s new security feature worth a look

September 28, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

In the browser wars, Microsoft’s newest offering, Edge, is often an afterthought. But a new security feature being introduced on Windows 10 could make it worth a second look.

Companies have more options when it comes to Windows apps

May 10, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

A new move by Microsoft opens up businesses to many more developers and apps. Here’s what you need to know.

Microsoft’s phasing out more support options

January 6, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

Companies that have struggled to meet Microsoft’s end-of-life deadlines are about to find themselves with even fewer working options. Starting next week, support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 will end. 

You can delay Windows 10 updates – but not forever

November 18, 2015 By David King 1 Comment

Businesses seem pretty satisfied with Windows 10 overall. But there’s one feature that’s still confusing and confounding IT pros regularly: the update cycles. 

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