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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 30, 2025

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TechRadar ☛ I’m absolutely sick of Microsoft’s backdoored Windows 11 24H2 update, as it’s now causing Bluetooth and webcam issues

=> ↺ I’m absolutely sick of Microsoft’s backdoored Windows 11 24H2 update, as it’s now causing Bluetooth and webcam issues

It’s not a secret that Microsoft’s Windows 11 24H2 has been a massive problem for plenty of PC users, with bugs and functionality issues present across the board, which has more recently affected gamers – and now, it looks like a new set of issues have arrived to cause more frustrations.

Bleeping Computer ☛ Microsoft: January backdoored Windows security updates break audio playback

=> ↺ Microsoft: January backdoored Windows security updates break audio playback

​Microsoft has confirmed that the January 2025 Windows security updates are breaking audio playback on some systems with external DACs (digital-to-analog converters). DACs are commonly used at home, in professional music studios, and in portable music players to improve audio quality, process signals, or convert digital audio into analog signals for playback through speakers or headphones.

Tom's Hardware ☛ January backdoored Windows security updates are breaking audio on PCs using external DACs

=> ↺ January backdoored Windows security updates are breaking audio on PCs using external DACs

Bad January security updates are breaking USB 1.0 external DACs on recent backdoored Windows and backdoored Windows Server versions.

PC World ☛ PowerSchool hackers have your kid's info. These 3 steps protect them

=> ↺ PowerSchool hackers have your kid's info. These 3 steps protect them

While PowerSchool recently announced it would provide credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected students and staff, the notification process is set to begin “in the coming days.” That leaves a lot of down time for malicious behavior to occur.

The Register UK ☛ Cyber pros gain ransomware confidence amid broad attacks

=> ↺ Cyber pros gain ransomware confidence amid broad attacks

IT and security pros say they are more confident in their ability to manage ransomware attacks after nearly nine in ten (88 percent) were forced to contain efforts by criminals to breach their defenses in the past year.

The Record ☛ Ransomware attack kept major energy industry contractor out of some systems for 6 weeks

=> ↺ Ransomware attack kept major energy industry contractor out of some systems for 6 weeks

Officials at a large energy industry and federal government contractor were locked out of company financial systems for six weeks due to a recent ransomware attack.

ENGlobal Corporation revealed the extended disruptions in an update to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday evening.

NVISO Labs ☛ Backups & DRP in the ransomware era

=> ↺ Backups & DRP in the ransomware era

Based on these principles, we can create a high-level reference architecture. This involves building an isolated and independent backup and recovery zone with its own resources and access controls. This zone serves as the primary secure storage location for all backup data, which is transferred from various digital environments such as workplace devices, server parks, and cloud services. Ideally, this backup zone should be divided into three sub zones: one for the backup infrastructure, one for the data storage, and one for the dedicated recovery infrastructure.

So far, the issue has just been moved, however. Because how can this isolated backup zone be protected? While there is no single solution again, several options are available to suit different needs: [...]

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