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Technical analyses, incident reports and practical articles on cybersecurity, DNS security and IT infrastructure — straight from the field.

RegulationMay 20, 2026·Technical

TKG Amendment Act 2026: New Network Expansion Rules

The 2026 TKG Amendment Act introduces new rules for fibre and mobile network expansion in Germany. Key changes for telecommunications operators at a glance.

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Security AdvisoryMay 18, 2026·Technical

CVE-2026-31718: Linux Kernel ksmbd Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CVE-2026-31718 affects Linux ksmbd with a use-after-free in __ksmbd_close_fd(), enabling kernel memory corruption via SMB connections.

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Security ResearchMay 15, 2026·Technical

BSI C3A: New Criteria for Sovereign Cloud Services

Germany’s BSI publishes the C3A criteria catalog for cloud autonomy. Six sovereignty objectives extend the C5 standard and make digital self-determination measurable.

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Security ResearchMay 14, 2026·Technical

GreenPlasma: Arbitrary Section Creation on Windows – Analysis and Detection

Technical analysis of the GreenPlasma PoC (Nightmare-Eclipse): Object Manager symlinks and registry link abuse as a privilege escalation chain on Windows 11 – with Sysmon and Wazuh detection rules.

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Security AdvisoryMay 13, 2026·Technical

Microsoft Patch Tuesday May 2026: 120 Vulnerabilities Fixed

Microsoft fixes 120 security vulnerabilities in the May 2026 Patch Tuesday, including 17 critical flaws in Windows, Office and SharePoint.

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Security AdvisoryMay 13, 2026·Technical

YellowKey: BitLocker Bypass Discovered in Windows 11

Researchers disclose the YellowKey vulnerability, which bypasses BitLocker protection in Windows 11 and Server 2022/2025. A USB stick is enough for full access.

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Security AdvisoryMay 13, 2026·Technical

Ollama CVE-2026-7482: Critical Vulnerability Fixed

Ollama fixes CVE-2026-7482 in v0.17.1, a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability that could expose API keys and chat data.

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Supply Chain SecurityMay 13, 2026·Technical

RubyGems Halts Registrations After 500+ Malware Packages

More than 500 malicious packages forced RubyGems to suspend new account registrations. The attack targeted the platform itself, not its users.

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AI SecurityMay 13, 2026·Technical

Indirect Prompt Injection: A New Threat to Enterprise AI

Indirect prompt injection attacks on enterprise AI agents are up 32%. Attackers hide commands in emails and documents. Protective measures are essential.

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AI SecurityMay 13, 2026·Technical

G7 Publish SBOM Minimum Standards for AI Systems

For the first time, the G7 define minimum elements for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for AI systems. More transparency for secure AI supply chains.

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IT SecurityMay 12, 2026·Technical

DORA Resilience: IAM Architecture as a Critical Success Factor

Access security and IAM architecture determine DORA compliance. Formal touch-ups are not enough — genuine resilience requires substantive measures.

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OT SecurityMay 12, 2026·Technical

Siemens S7 PLC XSS Vulnerabilities: Security Update Required

Critical XSS vulnerabilities discovered in Siemens SIMATIC S7 PLCs Web Server. Authenticated attackers can carry out Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

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Incident AnalysisMay 5, 2026·Technical

DNSSEC Failure in the .de Zone: Why bahn.de, spiegel.de and blackfort-tec.de Returned SERVFAIL

Technical deep-dive into a DNSSEC incident at DENIC: malformed RRSIG for NSEC3 records, impact on validating resolvers, and lessons learned for security monitoring.

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Plain EnglishMay 5, 2026·General

bahn.de and spiegel.de Unavailable: What Went Wrong with DNS Today

On May 5, 2026, many users could not reach bahn.de, spiegel.de and other .de websites – even though the internet was working fine. What happened? Explained without jargon.

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