David Gewirtz

David Gewirtz

CBSi Distinguished Lecturer

In addition to hosting the ZDNet Government and ZDNet DIY-IT blogs, CBS Interactive's Distinguished Lecturer David Gewirtz is an author, U.S. policy advisor and computer scientist. He is featured in The History Channel special The President…'s Book of Secrets, is one of America's foremost cyber-security experts, and is a top expert on saving and creating jobs. He is also director of the U.S. Strategic Perspective Institute as well as the founder of ZATZ Publishing. David is a member of FBI InfraGard, the Cyberwarfare Advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism & Security Professionals, a columnist for The Journal of Counterterrorism and Homeland Security, and has been a regular CNN contributor, and a guest commentator for the Nieman Watchdog of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University. He is the author of Where Have All the Emails Gone?, the definitive study of email in the White House, as well as How To Save Jobs and The Flexible Enterprise, the classic book that served as a foundation for today's agile business movement.

David Gewirtz is CBS Interactive's Distinguished Lecturer and writes the ZDNet Government and DIY-IT columns. On behalf of CBSi, its readers, and its partners, David produces and delivers webcasts, lectures, briefing papers, advisory statements, opinion pieces, and detailed analysis. David has relationships with a variety of professional associations and nonprofit organizations. He is the executive director of U.S. Strategic Perspective Institute, a nonprofit research and policy organization. He is the cyberwarfare advisor for the International Association for Counterterrorism and Security Professionals. He is the IT advisor for the Florida Public Health Association, and an advisory board member for the Technical Communications and Management Certificate program at the University of California, Berkeley extension. David is a member of the FBI's InfraGard program, the security partnership between the FBI and industry. David is also a member of the U.S. Naval Institute and the National Defense Industrial Association, the leading defense industry association promoting national security. Technically, David is a government employee. He is employed by the State of California on behalf of the University of California, Berkeley extension, where he is a member of the instructional faculty and teaches object-oriented programming. Many of David's projects find their way into ZDNet DIY-IT articles and are shared with readers worldwide. As part of David's project work, various vendors supply David with products, services, advice, and support. Whenever he discusses an offering from one of these vendors in ZDNet editoral, David makes sure to disclose any support he's received. Aside from his equity stake in Component Enterprises, Inc., the firm that manages David's contracts and financial affairs, David holds no stock in any other entities. From time-to-time, David's holdings may include mutual funds or other financial instruments, but he has no direct visibility into the components of those funds or the companies they may invest in. Component Enterprises also owns ZATZ Publishing, one of the first technology magazine publishers on the Internet. Today, more than 15 years of ZATZ archives remain online and the ZATZ technology sites update automatically with relevant news items of the day. ZATZ is also home to David's research projects, where he has developed breakthrough technologies like the ZENPRESS enterprise content management system and the AI Editor, a dynamic content analysis and editing system based on innovative artificial intelligence algorithms and heuristics. David is the author of a number of books, and receives royalties on books sales from a number of entities, including Amazon. David also provides his books free in digital form, as part of a grant to the U.S. Strategic Perspective Institute. When he mentions his books in editorial, he always provides a link to the free download location. David believes strongly in disclosure and transparency, and if he establishes any further relationships or partnerships with parties relevant to ZDNet editorial, he will make sure to disclose them to his editors, and in his columns and here, in this document.

Latest from David Gewirtz

I like Windows 7: Why should I pay to move to Windows 10?

With Windows 7 security upgrades about to go poof in less than a year, there are still some Windows 7 diehards who refuse to upgrade. Here we explain that free Windows 10 upgrades are still available, counter some upgrade objections, and provide a great list of resources for upgrading your machines to Windows 10.

February 11, 2019 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10

Windows Update failed? Here are 10 fixes you can try

Don't ya just hate it when Windows Update fails? Fortunately, there are ways to fix the problem. We'll show you 10 tricks you can try that should get your Windows Update updating.

January 14, 2019 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10

Is Windows 10 S for you? The good, the bad, and the target users

The "S" could stand for Student. Or Special. Or Stupid. David Gewirtz suggests Secure, Safe and Sandboxed.

May 15, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10

Does anyone actually use (or even know about) Microsoft's Edge browser?

If you're a Web developer, deciding which browsers to support can be a big decision. Choose wrong and there are costly ramifications. With IE declining and mobile activity increasing, where does Microsoft's Windows 10-only Edge fit in? We decided to find out.

April 24, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10

Supercharge Windows 10: Replacement apps that blow away standard Windows programs

Windows 10 comes with a whole bunch of helpful apps. Unfortunately, some of them aren't as powerful as you might like. Fear not, for we have 15 power tools that will help you supercharge your Windows install.

March 8, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10

Windows 10 problem solvers: My must-have utilities (and many are free)

Sometimes, Windows can be very frustrating. These are my 15 go-to tools for eliminating annoyances.

February 23, 2017 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10

In a world of free operating systems, can Windows 10 survive?

Will we give up a decades-long relationship with Windows just because it costs a few bucks more than its competitors? In a world where PC adoption has cratered, what of the future of Windows? David Gewirtz makes the case that there's still life in them old bits.

September 21, 2016 by David Gewirtz in Windows 10