Security

Windows 8 stains Ballmer’s legacy

Over-optimistic predictions of Windows 8's success led to CEO's downfall

Next Microsoft CEO faces rocky road in easing NSA-fueled privacy worries

Only an outsider CEO can help Microsoft

Unless Microsoft finds its next CEO outside its current and former ranks, it won't change, say analysts

Tech firms’ responses to latest NSA disclosures cloud the truth, experts say

The NSA paid millions to compensate companies' surveillance costs, new documents claim

Twitterers have their say on Steve Ballmer, Microsoft … and Batman?

Social network lights up as reports on retirement plans of Microsoft CEO Ballmer blanket the Internet

$6B DHS cybersecurity contract sets off race to supply real-time monitoring to feds

One goal is to move away from paper-based vulnerability reports

Software piracy discovered at the IRS

Gov’t watchdog report outlines disturbing patent battle directions

Patent trolls are an issue that needs to be addressed but here are many others

Mozilla considers rejecting long-lived digital certificates following similar decision by Google

Starting in early 2014 Google Chrome will block certificates issued after July 1, 2012, with a validity period of more than 60 months

NSA fear raises concerns over DHS facial recognition technology