In a confusing mess, a recent Microsoft Defender update rolled out a new security feature called 'Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection,' while removing the LSA protection feature.

HWiNFO is one of the best free hardware monitoring tools. The latest version of the software has fixed legacy CPU usage reading on Windows 11, a kernel-mode hardware stack driver bug, and more. HWiNFO ...

Microsoft has released the final version of security configuration baseline settings for Windows 11, version 22H2, downloadable today using the Microsoft Security Compliance Toolkit. "This release ...

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 because ...

Exploit code will soon become available for a critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel that a security researcher discovered and reported to Linux administrators in mid-June. The bug, which the ...

A complex power management system for computer devices has evolved, allowing the computer to shut down or enter lower power consumption mode while ensuring that attached devices are properly powered ...