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New Microsoft KDP blocks malware by protecting the Kernel
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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According to aMicrosoft security blog post, right now, attackers that were rejected bysecurity technologies that prevent memory corruption, are switching their focal point towards data corruption.
Attackers use data corruption techniques to target system security policy, escalate privileges, tamper with security attestation, modifyinitialize oncedata structures, among others.
To counter the attacks, Microsoft is launching a new technology, Kernel Data Protection (KDP).
How does Kernel Data Protection protect your OS?
KPD usesvirtualization-based security (VBS) to protect a part of theWindowsKernel and drivers against data corruption attacks, taking advantage of hardwarevirtualizationfeatures.
Basically, VBS is creating and isolating asecureregion of memory fromWindows10.
This way, protecting the kernel memory as read-only will also protect the inbox components, security products, and third-party DRM drivers.
According to Microsoft, the protection is implemented in two parts:
What do I need to get Kernel Data Protection?
You don’t have to do anything special to benefit from the new Kernel Data Protection. If you have VBS support, you will also be able to use KDP with an application onWindows10.
According to Microsoft, right now, VBS is supported on any computer that supports:
KDP is already included in the latestWindows 10 Insider Build. We don’t know yet when it will be included in theWindows10 stable release.
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Claudiu Andone
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His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
