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How CrowdStrike tech outage reignited battle over the heart of Microsoft systems
Access to the “kernel," considered the core of a computer’s operating system, is critical to protecting against viruses. But last month’s tech outage showed the risk of such openness on Microsoft’s Windows computers. Developers and software makers say …