Security News — 11 Sep 2026
Today's cyber security briefing — 6 headlines from 3 sources. CVE-2026-89145 — LOW (CVSS 2.4); CVE-2026-89092 — MEDIUM (CVSS 4.2); CVE-2026-88914 — MEDIUM (CVSS 4.4).
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Security News — 10 Sep 2026
Today's cyber security briefing — 4 headlines from 2 sources. CVE-2026-87933 — MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5); CVE-2026-87931 — HIGH (CVSS 8.6); CVE-2026-87926 — LOW (CVSS 2.1).
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Today's cyber security briefing — 9 headlines from 4 sources. Google warns of new Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks; CVE-2026-8615 — MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3); CVE-2026-85418.
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Today's cyber security briefing — 32 headlines from 12 sources. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for September 2026 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities; Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holes; Patch Tuesday Sets Another Record With 974 CVEs.
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Today's cyber security briefing — 5 headlines from 2 sources. CVE-2026-86314 — MEDIUM (CVSS 6.2); CVE-2026-86313 — HIGH (CVSS 7.8); CVE-2026-86264 — LOW (CVSS 2.1).
Read digest →Security News — 6 Sep 2026
Today's cyber security briefing — 1 headlines from 1 sources. CVE-2026-86151 — CRITICAL (CVSS 9.4).
Read digest →Cloudflare DNS backup
DNS records are part of your business continuity stack. An automated Bash script that retrieves all Cloudflare zones, converts records to BIND format, creates timestamped backups, and runs daily via cron — keeping your DNS configuration versioned and recoverable.
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Prepping for Boss of the SOC ANZ 2020
Getting ready for Splunk's Boss of the SOC ANZ 2020 — a blue-team capture-the-flag event that puts SIEM skills to the test in a realistic threat scenario.
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Install Ubiquiti Network Controller on Open Source Firewall Hardware
A walkthrough of running the Ubiquiti Network Controller on open source firewall hardware — combining the best of both worlds for a powerful home lab network setup.
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Open Source Intelligence with Open Source Firewall
Those who know me well know I'm passionate about open source. How do you combine OSINT threat intelligence with an open source firewall running IDS/IPS? Building pfSense with live threat feeds to protect the family network.
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