kernel

Microsoft Blames 2009 EU Agreement For World’s Biggest IT Outage

Redmond says EU deal gave CrowdStrike the keys to the Windows kernel, allowing last week's huge IT outage to happen

5 months ago

Build 2019: Microsoft To Ship Linux Kernel With Windows 10

The move marks the first time a full-blown Linux kernel has been included as a component of Windows

6 years ago

Fix For Intel Chip Design Flaw Likely To Hurt Performance

Linux and Windows kernels to be redesigned because of Intel chip design flaw, but fix will likely slow PCs down

7 years ago

Windows 10 Kernel Vulnerable To GhostHook Attack

CyberArk Labs finds GhostHook attack can bypass Microsoft's protection of Windows 10 kernel

7 years ago

Google Updates Android For Linux Kernel Flaw

Google issued an emergency patch for an Android vulnerability. An unrelated Stagefright flaw is also raising concern

9 years ago

How Linux Kernel Cgroups And Namespaces Made Modern Containers Possible

Computer service provider ElasticHosts offers insight into the underlying Linux Kernel technologies used by Docker, LXC and lmctfy

9 years ago

Major Linux Kernel 4.5 Update Released For Testing

The new kernel, version 4.5, includes major driver improvements, including better 3D graphics support for the Raspberry Pi

9 years ago

Linux 3.14 Upgrades ZRAM, Buffer Features

The latest Linux kernel adds enhanced memory compression, scheduling and networking features

11 years ago

Linux 3.11 For Workgroups Arrives With Added Lustre

The final release of Linux version 3.11 - codenamed Linux for Workgroups - is now out

11 years ago

Meet The Man Who Minds The Linux Kernel

Linus Torvalds creates the Linux kernel, but Greg Kroah-Hartman maintains it. He speaks to Sean Michael Kerner

11 years ago

Infosec: Antivirus Vendors Fret Over Microsoft’s Closing Windows

A number of AV vendors tell TechWeekEurope that a more closed approach from Microsoft makes their lives trickier

13 years ago

Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R2 delivered for Oracle Linux

Oracle has announced the availability of its Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 for Oracle Linux

13 years ago

Duqu Targets Windows Kernel Zero-Day Vulnerability

Researchers uncovered a Duqu installation file pointing to at least one Windows kernel zero-day vulnerability

13 years ago

Linux Kernel Released With Virtualisation Boost

Linux 3.1 includes support for OpenRISC, NFC, Wii controllers and advanced virtualisation features

13 years ago

Windows 8 Video Shows Eight Second Boot-up

Microsoft is developing Windows 8 to make it boot up in just 8 seconds, according to a new video

13 years ago

Git Saves Linux Code Base In Kernel Server Breach

The Linux Kernel site was given the bumps on its 20th birthday when hackers broke in to plant a Trojan

13 years ago

Faster Linux Kernel Has Disaster Relief Mesh

The new Linux kernel has speed improvements but also has relevance for disaster relief teams

14 years ago