Microsoft Windows Emergency Update; Is This the Beginning of the Dreaded AI Rebellion?

Technical analysis confirms the 18 January Windows crash was a kernel-level driver conflict, not an AI rebellion. The failure ...
Liliputing

loss32 is an operating system that combines Win32 apps with a Linux kernel (and other open source software)

Basically it’s an operating system that uses a Linux kernel, the WINE compatibility layer for Windows applications, and the ...
CRN

Microsoft Exec: Windows Will Enable Security Tools To Run ‘Outside Of Kernel Mode’

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 ...
EurekAlert!

Windows kernel defenses aren't enough to stop a lucrative game cheating market – new study

Hackers commonly bypass Microsoft Windows kernel protections to enable cheating in competitive online games, new research shows. Academics at the University of Birmingham performed a technical ...
TechSpot

Microsoft plans to move security software out of the Windows kernel

Forward-looking: The CrowdStrike incident has once again highlighted concerns about Windows security. Microsoft was adversely affected by the Texas company's poor update practices, but it prompted ...
CRN

CrowdStrike: Microsoft’s Windows Kernel Update Process ‘Was Followed’

In a statement responding to CRN’s interview with SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten, CrowdStrike says that its July 19 update did not bypass Microsoft’s ‘clear kernel review process.’ CrowdStrike said ...
InfoWorld

Microsoft patches Windows DNS, kernel flaws

Three Windows kernel bugs rated as "critical" because they could be used to create attack code to run unauthorized software on a victim's machine Microsoft has released software patches fixing a ...