The operating system mode. Processors operate either in kernel mode or "user mode." Also called "supervisor mode," the kernel mode enables the OS (kernel) to execute "privileged instructions," which ...

In the wake of the global Windows outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in July, ‘both our customers and ecosystem partners have called on Microsoft to provide additional security capabilities ...

Following the massive Windows outage in July caused by a defective CrowdStrike update, Microsoft is working on a way to allow security products to ‘run in user mode just as apps do,’ Microsoft’s David ...

Much of modern operating system functionality happens in and around the kernel. That’s a problem when you’re implementing monitoring and observability tools or adding low-level security tools because ...

Attackers abused a signed but long-revoked EnCase Windows kernel driver in a BYOVD attack to terminate all security tools.

Kernel level access was discussed at the Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit, a meeting between Microsoft, government officials and cybersecurity companies on Sept. 10. It’s been nearly two ...

In context: Nothing can ruin a multiplayer game faster than rampant cheating, so it's no surprise that developers go to great lengths to devise ways to mitigate it. One controversial method is to ...

In the latest Windows 10 Insider build, Microsoft has started to test the distribution of Windows Subsystem for Linux version 2 kernels via Windows Update. When Microsoft announced WSL2, they ...