Microsoft just panicked. Again. On Sunday, January 18, an emergency 'out-of-band' update was rushed out to fix a PC that wouldn't sleep and a digital door that wouldn't open. But should we be applauding the return of basic functionality?
Forget the Guy Fawkes masks and brute-force attacks. The modern threat doesn't break down the door; it walks right through it using your own keys. While the industry obsesses over 'hackers', the real war has shifted to a silent, terrifying epidemic of hijacking.