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Microsoft looking to restrict kernel level access after CrowdStrike incident might help us with our current Anti-Cheat dilemma

www.theverge.com Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage

Microsoft drops subtle hints about the future direction of Windows security.

Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage

CrowdStrike’s Falcon software uses a special driver that allows it to run at a lower level than most apps so it can detect threats across a Windows system. Microsoft tried to restrict third parties from accessing the kernel in Windows Vista in 2006 but was met with pushback from cybersecurity vendors and EU regulators. However, Apple was able to lock down its macOS operating system in 2020 so that developers could no longer get access to the kernel.

Now, it looks like Microsoft wants to reopen the conversations around restricting kernel-level access inside Windows.

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  • Damn.. They can be taught?!

    • yeah when they lose money

      every corporation can learn if they lose enough money

      • Did they though? Certainly their customers did. Crowdstrike did or will. But Microsoft? What're their customers gonna do?

      • maybe if we had a system where they lost similar amounts of money when they do bad things. imagine the world!

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