Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting-edge PC operating system, 300bps was a fast Internet connection, WordStar was the state-of-the-art word processor, and we liked it!
Cloud security: Inside the shared responsibility model
The Capital One security fiasco has underlined that securing the cloud is both a complicated technology and contractual problem.
Internet privacy? Who needs that?
Senate Republicans think it’s fine and dandy for your ISP to sell your private data.
What’s up with Windows patching, Microsoft?
A month late? Seriously? It’s both outrageous and unsurprising.
I want out of Windows patch hell
You’d think that when it made patches pretty much inescapable, Microsoft would have made darn sure those patches were problem-free. But you’d be wrong.
Cortana: The spy in Windows 10
Cortana, Windows 10’s built-in virtual assistant, is both really cool and really creepy.
Malware is getting nastier, but that shouldn’t matter
Sure, cybercriminals are always improving their wares, but nothing has changed about how our machines actually get infected.
Security theater comes to CES
That same level of security that we love at airports will be at CES next year. This will not be pretty.
For containers, security is problem #1
It may take a disaster or two for the lessons of needing to do security right sink in. Only then will containers be ready for prime time.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Here comes the black market for XP patches
For most people, XP patches will be unobtainable through legitimate channels. Sounds like a market to me.
Upgrade Your Business Network with Windows 7 Pro Features
Though Microsoft doesn't make a big deal of Windows 7's many networking improvements and new features, they offer a fine reason to upgrade from XP. There used to be many reasons to skip migrating to Windows 7; but as the operating...
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