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 ...

Hackers exploit gaping Windows loophole to give their malware kernel access Microsoft blocks a new batch of system drivers, but the loophole empowering them remains.

Microsoft blocked code signing certificates predominantly used by Chinese hackers and developers to sign and load malicious kernel mode drivers on breached systems by exploiting a Windows policy ...

“KDP is intended to protect drivers and software running in the Windows kernel (i.e., the OS code itself) against data-driven attacks,” Andrea Allievi, a senior engineer with Microsoft’s ...

There is a kernel-level setting, barricaded behind UEFI’s Secure Boot, which determines the minimum software signing level allowed to run on the device. This is set to zero on a Windows 8 ...

How Windows will use Intel's Control-flow Enforcement Technology to block whole classes of common attacks, now it's finally reaching the market.

Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection is a security feature introduced in Windows 11 22H2 that protects systems from various memory attacks, such as stack buffer overflows.

A proof-of-concept hack allows adversaries to tweak old exploits, have code jump containers and attack underlying infrastructure.