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 ...
Last summer's CrowdStrike meltdown was a nightmare for network administrators worldwide, disrupting healthcare systems, cutting off access to banking systems, and grounding aircraft. All in all, the ...
A CrowdStrike executive told a US Congressional hearing on Tuesday that the company’s endpoint detection and response sensor has to continue accessing the Windows kernel, despite criticism by some ...
'We discussed the requirements and key challenges to create a new platform that can meet the needs of security vendors,' Microsoft said. 'Both our customers and ecosystem partners have been asking us ...
While Microsoft is taking steps to provide an alternative way for endpoint security vendors to operate in Windows following the massive July outage, there are no signs this new option will become ...
CISA has warned U.S. federal agencies to secure their systems against ongoing attacks targeting a high-severity Windows kernel vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2024-35250, this security flaw is due to an ...
Why it matters: The kernel space is the core component of a computer operating system, where critical hardware management and device driver code reside in memory. If a kernel-level driver malfunctions ...
Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems. This is possible by taking control of ...