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 ...

Microsoft has launched a new open-source project that aims to add to Windows the benefits of eBPF, a technology first implemented in Linux that allows attaching programs in both kernel and user ...

This is the ebpf-for-windows project. With it, Windows developers can use eBPF toolchains and application programming interfaces (APIs) on top of existing versions of Windows. This won't be easy.

Recap: Historically, the vast majority of security issues encountered on the Windows platform have been memory-related bugs. Rust can provide a highly effective solution to this long-standing problem, ...

Microsoft has unveiled Windows Terminal at its 2019 Build conference for developers. This year Azure is the star of the show and in the company's cloud-first world Microsoft is showing off more love ...

Negative Space Windows 10, released by Microsoft in 2015, is the latest model in the Windows series that has continued since 1985, and is also the last operating system. Axel Rietschin, a Microsoft ...

Bug affects all Windows versions released in the past 17 years The issue came to light earlier this year when enSilo researchers were analyzing the Windows kernel code. Omri Misgav, Security ...

Microsoft on Friday said it is investigating an unpatched vulnerability in Windows after an Israeli researcher revealed a bug in the operating system’s kernel driver. According to Gil Dabah, a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Microsoft is set to bring a powerful new security feature to ...

In brief: The latest Windows 11 insider build gives users a couple of new tools to help find and resolve problems without resorting to more drastic measures. Microsoft also recently released a bit of ...