Windows operating system comes with both Kernel and User modes, but not everyone knows the difference between both. In fact, most users have no idea these modes exist, but yet they’ve used them before ...

Ultimately, every problem in the constantly evolving IT software stack becomes a database problem, which is why there are 418 different databases and datastores in the DB Engines rankings and there ...

If you’ve ever wondered if all of Apple’s operating systems—macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS—are really based on the same code, today’s updates should show just how true that is. We suspect this ...

Linux developers can get their hands on the latest stable operating system kernel, version 2.4.11, as of Wednesday. The kernel, or heart of the OS, is available on www.kernel.org, which also lists ...

Linux is a robust and stable operating system kernel, but there are instances where it can panic, be it due to bad hardware or bad software. It does not happen often, but it can happen. If you’re ...

Researchers and attackers alike are quickly discovering you don’t need a fancy Java or Flash exploit to beat application sandboxes. Exploiting an unpatched kernel vulnerability in the underlying ...

Virtualization technology, whereby multiple operating systems can be run on shared hardware, is extremely well understood if somewhat inefficient in its use of resources. Just a few decades ago, ...

The Meltdown and Spectre flaws—two related vulnerabilities that enable a wide range of information disclosure from every mainstream processor, with particularly severe flaws for Intel and some ARM ...