static analysis

  1. Windows 11 25H2 Update Brings Stricter Driver Certification for Enhanced Stability and Security

    Microsoft is set to enhance the stability and security of Windows 11 with the upcoming 25H2 update by implementing stricter driver certification standards. A key component of this initiative is the mandatory static analysis of all drivers, a process designed to identify potential issues in...
  2. Windows 11 25H2 Driver Certification: Enhanced Security with Static Code Analysis

    Microsoft’s continued evolution of Windows 11 reaches a significant milestone with the upcoming 25H2 update, especially in how the company approaches hardware driver quality and security. While most users focus on surface-level changes like the user interface or new features, some of the most...
  3. Modern Malware: Evasion Tactics Using Obscure Programming Languages

    Malware authors are stepping up their game by turning to the unexpected—and sometimes downright obscure—programming languages. In a recent deep-dive study, researchers from Greece and the Netherlands explored how switching from the familiar C and C++ can throw static analysis tools for a loop...
  4. Prepose, a Kinect for Windows v2 Scripting Language

    Today's project is from Dave Voyles sharing a new possible scripting language for the Kinect coming from Microsoft Research, Prepose... Link Removed Prepose Scripting Language Microsoft Research has taken this one step further though, and introduced a scripting language called “Prepose”...
  5. Windows 7 Web Security: Cashier-as-a-Service(Caas) and How to Shop for Free Online

    Web applications increasingly integrate third-party services. The integration introduces new security challenges due to the complexity for an application to coordinate its internal states with those of the component services and the web client across the Internet. In this paper, we study the...