When it comes to computers, it’s impossible to not talk about Microsoft. When it comes to the internet, it’s impossible not to talk about Microsoft. And when it comes to internet security, to protecting your personal information from identity thieves and hackers, it’s likewise impossible not to talk about Microsoft. In all things computer/internet, Microsoft is the 800-pound gorilla in the room, and that’s for sure and for certain.
The vast majority of computers, from government to business to personal, use a Microsoft operating system and probably plenty of Microsoft software. As of February 2024, Windows was far and away the world’s most common operating system, with at least 72 percent of the world’s computers using it, some estimates going as high as 90 percent; that makes for a billion and a half Windows-based machines out there. That makes for a deep pool of machines for…
