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July 9, 2020 03:22 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/z6vaMDFwaEE/microsofts-new-kdp-tech-blocks-malware-by-making-parts-of-the-windows-kernel-read-only
Microsoft's New KDP Tech Blocks Malware By Making Parts of the Windows Kernel Read-Only
Microsoft today published technical details about a new security feature that will soon be part of Windows 10. From a report: Named Kernel Data Protection (KDP), Microsoft says this feature will block malware or malicious threat actors from modifying (corrupting) the operating system's memory. According to Microsoft, KDP works by giving developers access to programmatic APIs that will allow them to designate parts of the Windows kernel as read-only sections. "For example, we've seen attackers use signed but vulnerable drivers to attack policy data structures and install a malicious, unsigned driver," Microsoft's Base Kernel Team said today. "KDP mitigates such attacks by ensuring that policy data structures cannot be tampered with." Microsoft says this new technology was developed with security in mind but that it also has other applications, such as anti-cheat and digital rights management (DRM) software.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/z6vaMDFwaEE/microsofts-new-kdp-tech-blocks-malware-by-making-parts-of-the-windows-kernel-read-only
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