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12 October 2026
Weekly Tech Digest | 12 Oct 2026

Stay updated with the latest in tech! This digest covers AI ethics, auto industry shifts, and the impact of politics on technology, exploring today's pressing issues.

28 September 2026
Removed SSRF beta detections in Cloudflare WAF

Cloudflare WAF Managed Rules have a habit of changing underneath you, and old SSRF names can linger long after the protection has gone. I prefer to...

28 September 2026
Weekly Tech Digest | 28 Sep 2026

Stay updated with the latest in tech! This digest covers AI ethics, auto industry shifts, and the impact of politics on technology, exploring today's...

27 September 2026
Cloudflare WAF metadata changes for WordPress XSS

Cloudflare WAF WordPress XSS detection now has a cleaner CVE label, but the behaviour has not changed; the rule still blocks the same traffic, just...

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3 July 2026
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3 July 2026
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2 July 2026
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2 July 2026
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1 July 2026
cifs.upcall root trust and NSS lookup risk

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1 July 2026
Harden PAN-OS by disabling auth override cookies

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30 June 2026
Conditional access still anchors ZTNA policy

Zero Trust Network Access looks tidy until you test the policy against a failed identity provider, a stale token, or a changing location. I have seen too many setups where conditional access does all...

30 June 2026
ZTNA access policies for self-hosted services

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