Secure Boot has always been a nuisance for Linux users, but Microsoft's expiring 2011 certificate authorities are making it a ...

ESET researchers have discovered two as-yet undocumented Windows variants of SprySOCKS, a previously Linux-only backdoor reportedly used by FishMonger, the group believed to be operated by a Chinese ...

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Twenty years ago, it was easy for an operating system kernel to go idle: when there were no tasks to run, “the idle loop” would be scheduled. Early idle loops were basically empty infinite loops that ...

This week’s updates show how small changes can create real problems. Not loud incidents, but quiet shifts that are easy to miss until they add up. The kind that affects systems people rely on every ...

Multiple ransomware gangs are using a packer-as-a-service platform named Shanya to help them deploy payloads that disable endpoint detection and response solutions on victim systems. Packer services ...

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.17, an update that brings improved hardware support and a number of core system improvements. The new kernel provides graphic drivers for the ...

To use windbg, you have to install the Windows Debugging Tools. I recommend to install Windbg Preview from the Windows Store. When setting up a VM for debugging, it's useful to disable Windows ...

NVIDIA have released the new stable driver 575.57.08, as part of their New Feature Branch for Linux systems. This follows on from the 575.51.02 Beta driver released back in April. The full list of ...

A Chinese-affiliated threat actor known for its cyber-attacks in Asia has been observed exploiting a security flaw in security software from ESET to deliver a previously undocumented malware codenamed ...