Without a kernel, an operating system simply cannot function. And without the kernel that was started as a student project in Helsinki, way back in 1991, we wouldn't have Linux. And Linux is used ...

Yet even among Linux’s many fans there is growing unease about vulnerabilities in the operating system’s most basic, foundational elements — housed in something called “the kernel ...

A new Microsoft announcement suggests it has found a way to deliver kernel-level visibility and capabilities to apps running ...

Linus Torvalds officially announced the stable release of the Linux kernel 6.15 on May 25, 2025. Its arrival was delayed for a few hours, Torvalds said, "because of a last-minute bug report resulting ...

Microsoft is developing a new security model built around a safer kernel architecture. To strengthen the security of its operating system, the company is partnering with ...

Electronic Arts is launching its own custom anti-cheat solution. FIFA 23 will be the first PC game with EA’s new anti-cheat, and the system will run at the kernel level in Windows.

The kernel is in a unique spot in the system ... it turns a lot of ordinary bugs into vulnerabilities." Because of this, the LTS kernels are updated almost weekly.

Infrastructure used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel was infected for two years, starting in 2009, by sophisticated malware that managed to get a hold of one of the ...