A Sydney, Australia-based journalist, Michael Lee covers a gamut of news in the technology space including information security, state Government initiatives, and local startups.
Electrical devices used to more quickly and accurately diagnose heart attacks and strokes may come into trial in 2015, with a lecturer at the University of Sydney being awarded a $100,000 grant from Microsoft to fast track his research.
Microsoft is urging administrators to patch their machines after it discovered a vulnerability that could allow hackers to take complete control of PCs running Windows and potentially pave the way for the next Conficker worm or worse.
After managing to successfully settle with Microsoft in the past over a number of patent infringement claims, VirnetX is heading to court over claims that its patents are still being infringed in Skype.
Microsoft has placed a bounty on the heads of Russian Rustock botnet operators, saying it will reward anyone who steps forward with new information to further its investigation.
Australian TechNet subscribers have been unable to evaluate, test or troubleshoot Office 2010, with Microsoft mistakenly blocking product keys.
Although Microsoft struck a massive blow at the Kelihos/Hlux botnet last year, Microsoft's ally in the strike, Kaspersky Labs, has now found new variants of the Kelihos bots, calling into question whether the operation was effective.
The man viewed by many as instrumental in guiding the fate of Windows, Steven Sinofsky, has decided to try his hand in the VC industry, joining Andreessen Horowitz's board.
Microsoft plans to help out start-ups, because, at the end of the day, it's actually in its best interests to have them use its own products.
Microsoft has accused a former employee of a Russian antivirus firm of being responsible for operating the Kelihos botnet.
Microsoft is now on the hunt for a new CIO after Tony Scott resigned to follow up on his own personal projects.