Windows is fragile in part because it loads third-party security drivers into its kernel, as I argue in my post. But what I hadn’t realised is that this practice is, in part, the result of Microsoft’s earlier brushes with anti-trust regulators. Talk about unintended consequences!
Windows is fragile in part because it loads third-party security drivers into its kernel, as I argue in my post. But what I hadn’t realised is that this practice is, in part, the result of Microsoft’s earlier brushes with anti-trust regulators. Talk about unintended consequences!
“But past efforts by Microsoft to lock third-party security companies out of the Windows kernel—most recently been met with pushback from European Commission regulators … Any present-day attempt to restrict third-party vendors' access to the Windows kernel would be likely to draw similar scrutiny.” (https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/07/97-of-crowdstrike-systems-are-back-online-microsoft-suggests-windows-changes/)