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Zoom CVE-2026-53412: critical account takeover and sovereign alternatives
On 14 July 2026, Zoom disclosed a vulnerability rated critical in its Windows client: CVE-2026-53412 allows an unauthenticated attacker to take over an account through...

pedit COW & DirtyClone: Two Critical Linux Kernel Flaws in 2026
Within a few weeks in 2026, two Linux kernel local privilege-escalation flaws were published that work the same way: CVE-2026-46331 (nicknamed "pedit COW") and CVE-2026-43503...

Self-Host RustDesk 2026: the Sovereign TeamViewer Alternative Done Right
RustDesk has made unflattering headlines repeatedly in the first half of 2026: a botnet abusing the public server, a forced login on the demo server,...

Tailscale Pricing 2026: When Self-Hosting Headscale or NetBird Beats Seat Pricing
Two news items reshaped the market for modern mesh VPNs in 2026. Tailscale overhauled its pricing and now bills business plans per seat. And NetBird,...

NIS2 & Remote Maintenance: What the BSIG Now Requires (BSI Deadline 31 July 2026)
NIS2 is no longer an announcement, it is law in force: Germany's NIS2 Implementation and Cybersecurity Strengthening Act (NIS2UmsuCG) has been in force since 6...

Local AI for Hospitals: §203 StGB, HIS Integration and RAG
Discharge letters, tumour-board preparation, DRG coding - in a hospital all of this occurs at large volume and ties up clinical time. AI can provide...
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