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securityNGINX's October security drop fixes five medium-severity flaws in one go — and the vulnerable range for one of them stretches all the way back to the 0.1.x era. Here's how to tell whether your config is actually exposed, and the exact upgrade path.
encryptionA complete field guide to self-hosting Vaultwarden — Docker setup, HTTPS that configures itself, backups done right, and the security gotchas that catch almost everyone.
kernelLinux 7.3-rc7 arrived six hours late because Linus Torvalds lost track of which day it was at the maintainers' summit — and half of the patch is test code for mount fixes. Here's how to read the final release candidate like an operator, and what to do before 7.3 lands this weekend.
encryptionThe second beta of OpenSSL 4.1 landed October 9, 2026 with native DTLS 1.3 and faster post-quantum algorithms. It's a beta, not production — but here's why operators should start testing this week.
open-sourceFirst tagged release of Microsoft's sandboxing library OS — a smaller host interface, an MIT license, and an experiment worth watching.
encryptionLet's Encrypt switches its default profile to 64-day certificates on February 10, 2027, and 45-day certs follow in 2028. If your renewals still run on a calendar reminder, consider this your wake-up call.
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