IT Security Awareness News Roundup for June 2026

Added at 06/01/2026, last update at 06/09/2026

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Secure Programming / Coding Failures

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerabilities in VMware Products

Broadcom has disclosed three high-severity stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41722, CVE-2026-41723, CVE-2026-41724) affecting various VMware products. Attackers with permissions to create policies, views, or text widgets could inject malicious scripts and potentially perform actions with elevated privileges. Broadcom has released patches for all affected products, no workaround is available.

HissenIT Tip: That is why awareness for Secure Programming of Web Applications is so important - for developers and (technical) project managers!

General IT Security Awareness Content

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Excerpt from the practical Online Course "IT Security Awareness for Employees" (SCORM)