Windows Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection ... overflowing a buffer (temporary memory storage) on the stack (a data structure used to store a program's function calls and local variables).

Windows operating system comes with both Kernel and User modes, but not everyone knows the difference between both. In fact, most users have no idea these modes exist, but yet they’ve used them ...

Microsoft says it's working on Windows to allow endpoint security solutions to operate effectively outside of the operating system's kernel, all with a view to preventing any future CrowdStrike ...

If you receive a KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE Stop Error or Blue Screen on Windows 11/10/8/7, then this post has some troubleshooting steps you may want to try out ...

Kernel-mode drivers operate at the highest privilege level on Windows (Ring 0), allowing complete access to the target machine for stealthy persistence, undetectable data exfiltration, and the ...

With the debut of Windows Vista, Microsoft enacted strict new restrictions on the loading of system drivers that can run in kernel mode ... so that key pieces of data may be modified during ...

“We are developing new Windows capabilities that will allow security product developers to build their products outside of kernel mode,” wrote David Weston, vice president of enterprise and OS ...

Microsoft has long touted Windows 11's security protections in kernel mode, but the CrowdStrike incident has exposed the need for "a new platform which can meet the needs of security vendors ...