82 - Weighting The Risk Benefit Of Kernel Level Access By 3rd Party Apps

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In this week's episode, we will dig into the risk benefit analysis of allowing kernel level access to third party application. We will look into the inherent risks this brings into the operating system and the benefit thereof.
We will also compare the approach the two major operatic system makers took i.e. Microsoft and Apple. We will include snippet of what Microsoft says post CrowStrike outage.
- https://www.microsoft.com: Windows Security Best Practices For Integrating And Managing Security Tools
- https://support.apple.com: System And Kernel Extensions In MacOS
- https://www.theverge.com: Microsoft Windows Changes Crowdstrike Kernel Driver
- https://learn.microsoft.com: Support Policy Third Party Kernel Level Attestation

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82 - Weighting The Risk Benefit Of Kernel Level Access By 3rd Party Apps

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