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    Secure Boot 2011 KEK CA Expiration: June 2026 Migration Risks for Windows & Linux

    Microsoft’s 2011 Secure Boot certificate family begins expiring in June 2026, and the most consequential deadline is the Microsoft Corporation KEK CA 2011, whose replacement determines whether affected Windows devices can keep receiving future Secure Boot database and revocation updates. The...
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    CVE-2026-28388: Null Dereference in Delta CRL Processing and Trust Impact

    CVE-2026-28388 is a reminder that not every security flaw needs remote code execution to matter. Even a NULL pointer dereference can become operationally significant when it sits inside a trust-heavy component such as certificate validation, especially if the affected path is tied to revocation...
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    Understanding Windows Application Control’s New CA Handling Logic for Enhanced Security

    The latest evolution of Windows support for Application Control for Business introduces a significant and controversial overhaul: a new Certificate Authority (CA) handling logic designed to bolster software trust and compliance in modern enterprise environments. Users and administrators who rely...