is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Electronics Arts (EA) is launching a new kernel-level anti-cheat system for ...

Who is snooping on your computer? In the world of video games, fast reflexes, skill, and strategy are supposed to dictate success. However, individuals seeking an unfair advantage can and do still ...

Kernel-level anti-cheat isn't new; it's been around for quite some time. While earlier iterations mostly relied on server-side detection, modern versions run in Ring 0 of the operating system, which ...

Valve is ensuring better transparency is coming from developers using kernel-level anti-cheat software, as it must now be flagged on the game's Steam store page. While the use of kernel-level ...

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the launch of EA AntiCheat (EAAC), a kernel-level system that it says is "absolutely vital" to take on the cheaters who have increasingly sought to utilize this deep ...

Unfortunately, it appears even Linux isn't totally free from TPM shenanigans. If you love competitive gaming, Epic Games' ...

EA announced its latest salvo in the endless cat-and-mouse battle of PC gaming cheat detection on Tuesday, and the effort prominently features one term sure to raise a red flag for some users: “kernel ...

Kernel-level anti-cheat software is a contentious issue among gamers. It’s a solution for rampant cheating in online games, but some players see the powerful software as a huge overstep on the PCs ...

The old adage that cheaters never prosper clearly didn't take online PC gaming into account, because things like aimbots and other sketchy tools continue to be a big problem. Fortunately, game ...

"Hundreds" of third party kernel mode drivers are installed on my machine out of the box? Oh really? Because the only driver I've even needed to require in like a decade on any system has been for the ...

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