The Latest in IT Security

Think that you’re anxious for Windows 9 to come out? You’re probably clamoring for it nearly as much as Microsoft executives. The Wall Street Journal reports that China’s state-run television station has declared war on Windows 8 over security concerns similar to those flagged by German IT officials last year. According to the Journal, the news report “quoted people it identified as experts who said that an operating system’s maker can obtain user data including phone numbers and bank-account information” and also “quoted Chinese experts who argued that Microsoft cooperated with the U.S. government to carry out cyberspying.” It’s true that Microsoft and other tech companies have been on the defensive ever since former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden started leaking out information on all the