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Tosint
Tosint: Open-source Telegram OSINT tool

Tosint is an open-source Telegram OSINT tool that extracts useful information from Telegram bots and channels. It’s suited for security researchers, investigators, and …

NetAlertX
NetAlertX: Open-source Wi-Fi intruder detector

NetAlertX is an open-source Wi-Fi/LAN intruder detection tool that scans your network for connected devices and alerts you when new or unknown devices are detected. It …

Certainly
Certainly: Open-source offensive security toolkit

Certainly is an open-source offensive security toolkit designed to capture extensive traffic across various network protocols in bit-flip and typosquatting scenarios. Built-in …

open source
Paid open-source maintainers spend more time on security

Paid maintainers are 55% more likely to implement critical security and maintenance practices than unpaid maintainers and are dedicating more time to implementing security …

Nextcloud Hub 9
Nextcloud Hub 9 released: New features, more security, updated performance

Nextcloud has launched Nextcloud Hub 9, a significant update to its open-source cloud-based collaboration platform. It introduces several new features to improve user …

GenAI
Security leaders consider banning AI coding due to security risks

92% of security leaders have concerns about the use of AI-generated code within their organization, according to Venafi. Tension between security and developer teams 83% of …

CrowdSec
CrowdSec: Open-source security solution offering crowdsourced protection

Crowdsec is an open-source solution that offers crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs. CrowdSec features For this project, the developers have two objectives: Provide …

Henrik Plate
Detecting vulnerable code in software dependencies is more complex than it seems

In this Help Net Security interview, Henrik Plate, CISSP, security researcher, Endor Labs, discusses the complexities AppSec teams face in identifying vulnerabilities within …

EchoStrike
EchoStrike: Generate undetectable reverse shells, perform process injection

EchoStrike is an open-source tool designed to generate undetectable reverse shells and execute process injection on Windows systems. “EchoStrike allows you to generate …

open source
Trends and dangers in open-source software dependencies

A C-suite perspective on potential vulnerabilities within open-source dependencies or software packages reveals that, while remediation costs for dependency risks are …

Kali Linux 2024.3
Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support

Kali Linux 2024.3 is now available for download. Besides the new tools, this release mainly focuses on behind-the-scenes updates and optimization. New tools in Kali Linux …

DockerSpy
DockerSpy: Search for images on Docker Hub, extract sensitive information

DockerSpy scans Docker Hub for images and retrieves sensitive information, including authentication secrets, private keys, and other confidential data. “DockerSpy was …

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