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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,...

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...

FortiGate SSL-VPN Risk in 2026: Why Internet-Exposed VPN Appliances Became a Liability and ZTNA Is the Answer
On 26 February 2026, the US agency CISA issued a Binding Operational Directive ordering an actively exploited FortiOS zero-day to be patched or disabled within...

Deploying AI-Generated Apps Securely to the Cloud: What Companies Must Watch
AI tools such as Lovable, Bolt, v0, Replit or Cursor have changed software development. An idea turns into a working app within hours, often without...
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