When Linux distributions were new, the kernel that came with the system was designed to run on a wide variety of hardware.

The patch argues that you cannot run a system with old microcode and consider it safe. Microcode is basically a set of ...

Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy ...

Developer Respawn Entertainment and publisher EA recently shared some harsh insights about Linux as a gaming platform.

To ensure compliance, the Linux kernel will no longer allow Russian software developers to work on maintaining the code base ...

Kernel level anti-cheats, the type that are typically problematic for the Steam Deck, will soon need to be clearly flagged in big rule change.

ItsNotASecurityBoundary was first documented by Elastic Security Labs researcher Gabriel Landau in July 2024 alongside PPLFault, describing them as a new bug class codenamed False File Immutability.

If a game includes a client-side, kernel-mode anti-cheat system on the user's PC, Valve notes the game's store page must clearly disclose this feature. Anti-cheat information ...