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Windows 8 Update: Microsoft urges Windows 8 upgrade for security’s sake

By LindsayPosted on October 30, 2013Posted in Tech, Windows 8Tagged Microsoft Windows 8 security intelligence report, Windows 7, Windows 8 security, Windows XP, Windows XP security

Microsoft: Windows XP machines are six times more likely to become infected than machines running Windows 8 Even those who don’t like Windows 8 should consider it for its superior security vs. older Microsoft operating systems, if nothing else the company says. According to its latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, machines running Windows XP are […]

Is Windows 8 really a sitting duck for malware?

By LindsayPosted on December 7, 2012Posted in Microsoft, Tech, Windows 8Tagged Microsoft security, Windows, Windows 8, Windows 8 security, windows phone 8 malware, windows phone security, Windows security, Windows XPNo Comments

A report claims so, but given Microsoft’s attempts to harden the OS, that seems dubious. A new report released by the security firm Websense Security Labs claims Windows 8 will become one of the top three most-hacked platforms in 2013 because of its newness and Microsoft’s efforts to encourage development for the radical new platform. […]