One of the best security features of Windows 11 is also inherently anti-consumer.

There are various types of kernel drivers; the first that come to mind are device drivers that provide a software interface to hardware devices like plug and play interfaces or filter drivers. These ...

Microsoft is closing a security gap that has been open for roughly twenty years. Starting with the April 2026 Windows update, the company will remove default trust for kernel drivers signed through ...

The ALPHV ransomware group (aka BlackCat) was observed employing signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection by security software during attacks. The driver seen by Trend Micro is an ...

Hackers are using open source tools to exploit a Windows policy loophole for kernel mode drivers to load malicious and unverified drivers with expired certificates, researchers have found. The ...

Microsoft is tightening security in Windows 11. Starting April 2026, outdated kernel drivers will be phased out—the company’s response to a well-known security issue that has plagued Windows for years ...

The ransomware gang was able to use signed malicious drivers to disable endpoint security tools. Microsoft has revoked the certificates. Microsoft suspended several accounts on its hardware developer ...

Microsoft says it addressed an issue preventing the Windows kernel vulnerable driver blocklist from being synced to systems running older Windows versions. This blocklist (stored in the DriverSiPolicy ...

ESET researchers took an in-depth look into the abuse of vulnerable kernel drivers. Vulnerabilities in signed drivers are mostly utilized by game cheat developers to circumvent anti-cheat mechanisms, ...

Windows 10 will not load unsigned kernel mode drivers, starting with version 1607 of the operating system. This is something that had been announced back in 2015, but is only just being implemented.

Introduction: Suddenly, the PC turned into a blue screen!When using Windows, the screen may suddenly turn blue and the PC may ...