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 ...

Microsoft is gradually integrating Rust into the Windows kernel and is also gradually converting Windows driver development. Microsoft is taking stock. Due to the complexity of the Windows kernel API, ...

Microsoft announced that the latest Windows 11 build shipping to Insiders in the Canary channel comes with additional Windows Kernel components rewritten in the memory safety-focused Rust programming ...

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 ...

Microsoft is offering ways to secure its systems without the need for kernel-level access, and security software vendors like CrowdStrike are adopting them. CrowdStrike is aligning with Microsoft’s ...