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Podcast: Would you change your spark plugs while the car engine was running? That's how Stephen Toulouse, a Microsoft security expert, described what security vendors do when they "hook" the Windows kernel to take advantage of it for security products. Much has been said and written about Microsoft's Kernel Mode Protection in Windows Vista, yet few people realize that this lockdown applies only to the 64-bit version of Vista and that access is provided through APIs. This conversation between Karen Forster and Toulouse might just change your perception of this controversial security feature of Windows Vista. |