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- 1Digital Independence Day: volunteers help users switch to open source●Hier wird das Internet repariert! Morgen ist digitaler Unabhängigkeitstag. Viele Freiwillige helfen euch beim Umstieg au
German-speaking internet users are promoting a Digital Independence Day, a day when volunteers help others move away from big-tech services to open-source alternatives. The initiative covers messengers, search engines, browsers, smartphone operating systems, cloud storage, password managers and online shopping, with helpers offering guidance for people making the switch to freer, more independent software.
- 2Switching to a new open-source password manager●Mein Umzug auf einen neuen Passwort-Manager (Open Source)
The German tech publication c't describes its move to a new open-source password manager, walking through the reasons for switching and what the changeover involves. The piece has drawn strong engagement from readers interested in practical alternatives to mainstream or proprietary password tools.
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OpenBao is an open-source tool written in Go for managing, storing, and distributing sensitive data such as passwords and API secrets, encryption keys, and digital certificates. It emerged as a community-maintained alternative to HashiCorp Vault after licensing changes. On GitHub's trending list this week it has picked up new stars and attention, with developers discussing it as a free, open option for handling secrets securely in their infrastructure.
- 4Critical vulnerability flagged in CISA's Malcolm network tool●🚨 EUVD-2026-76738 📊 Score: 9.2/10 (CVSS v3.1) 📦 Product: Malcolm 🏢 Vendor: CISA 📅 Published: 2026-09-11 | Updated: 2026-
A high-severity vulnerability, EUVD-2026-76738, has been published for Malcolm, the open-source network traffic analysis toolkit distributed by CISA. The flaw, scored 9.2 out of 10 on the CVSS v3.1 scale, stems from an example environment-configuration file for a bundled inventory-management component that ships with a fixed, publicly known administrative password. The advisory was published on 11 September 2026 and updated on 2 October 2026.
- 5NordPass vs Bitwarden vs Proton Pass compared for 2026●NordPass vs Bitwarden vs Proton Pass in 2026: honest breakdown, three philosophies, one clear winner for your situation.
A comparison of three major password managers argues that NordPass, Bitwarden and Proton Pass each reflect a different philosophy: commercial convenience, open-source transparency, and privacy-first design. The piece claims there is no universal best choice, only a clear winner depending on each user's needs, weighing security, pricing and trust in 2026.