Windows Kernel Courses and Certifications

Windows 11 Internals: Processes and Jobs

14 ratings at Pluralsight

This course will teach you how processes are managed by the Windows kernel. You’ll see how to create and manage processes using the Windows API and tools. You’ll learn about job objects that allow managing processes as a group.

• Pluralsight
• 5 hours 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Hack In The Box Security Conference

Kernel Exploit Hunting and Mitigation

Learn to identify and mitigate kernel exploits with Hack In The Box Security Conference. Understand multi-level cyber attacks, analyze malware, and use dynamic-analysis systems. Less than 1 hour.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Veni, No Vidi, No Vici - Attacks on ETW Blind EDR Sensors

Explore vulnerabilities in Windows' ETW feature and its impact on EDR solutions in this under 1-hour material by Black Hat. Learn about malware countermeasures and security threats.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Discovering 20 Year Old Vulnerabilities in Modern Windows Kernel

Explore vulnerabilities in modern Windows kernel with Black Hat's brief, under 1-hour material by Rancho Han, focusing on enduring components like printer drivers.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Recon Conference

Function Overrides - From a Security Mitigation to a Full-Fledged Performance Feature

Explore the evolution of Function Overrides from a security mitigation to a performance feature in Windows 11, with insights from Microsoft engineers. Offered by Recon Conference.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Smashing the Font Scaler Engine in Windows Kernel

Explore the security impacts of the Font Scaler Engine in Windows kernel with Black Hat. Learn about its structure, smart font fuzzing methods, and potential attack vectors.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Bochspwn - Identifying 0-Days via System-Wide Memory Access Pattern Analysis

Learn to identify vulnerabilities in operating system kernels using dynamic CPU-level instrumentation with Black Hat's under 1-hour program. Open-source tool included.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Windows Kernel Graphics Driver Attack Surface

Explore the attack surface of Windows graphics drivers with Black Hat. Ideal for security researchers and developers, this under 1-hour material covers C/C++ code and reverse engineering.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Social Engineering the Windows Kernel - Finding and Exploiting Token Handling Vulnerabilities

Black Hat's online material teaches how to identify and exploit incorrect handling of Access Tokens in the Windows kernel, aiding in security reviews and local privilege elevation.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Black Hat

Understanding TOCTTOU in the Windows Kernel Font Scaler Engine

Explore the vulnerabilities of the Font Scaler engine in Windows and Mac OS, focusing on TOCTTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use) issues, with Black Hat. Less than 1-hour workload.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

SyScan360

HARES - Hardened Anti Reverse Engineering System

Learn about the Hardened Anti Reverse Engineering System (HARES) in less than an hour with SyScan360. Explore its background, security benefits, and challenges.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk