open source

Popular Android apps are rife with cryptographic vulnerabilities

September 8, 2020

Columbia University researchers have released Crylogger, an open source dynamic analysis tool that shows which Android apps feature cryptographic vulnerabilities. They also …

RedCommander: Open source tool for red teaming exercises

September 3, 2020

GuidePoint Security released a new open source tool that enables a red team to easily build out the necessary infrastructure. The RedCommander tool solves a major challenge …

Swap Detector: Open source tool for detecting API usage errors

August 26, 2020

GrammaTech has released Swap Detector, an open source tool that enables developers and DevOps teams to identify errors due to swapped function arguments, which can also be …

Kali Linux 2020.3 released: A new shell and a Bluetooth Arsenal for NetHunter

August 19, 2020

Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2020.3, the latest iteration of the popular open source penetration testing platform. You can download it or upgrade to it. Kali …

Surge in cyber attacks targeting open source software projects

August 13, 2020

There has been a massive 430% surge in next generation cyber attacks aimed at actively infiltrating open source software supply chains, Sonatype has found. Rise of next-gen …

Open source tool Infection Monkey allows security pros to test their network like never before

August 7, 2020

Guardicore unveiled new capabilities for Infection Monkey, its free, open source breach and attack simulation (BAS) tool that maps to the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base and …

PE Tree: Free open source tool for reverse-engineering PE files

August 4, 2020

PE Tree, a malware reverse-engineering, open source tool developed by the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence team, has been made available for free to the cybersecurity …

New Open Source Security Foundation wants to improve open source software security

August 3, 2020

The Linux Foundation announced the formation of the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF), a cross-industry collaboration that brings together leaders to improve the …

Bug in widely used bootloader opens Windows, Linux devices to persistent compromise

July 30, 2020

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-10713) in the widely used GRUB2 bootloader opens most Linux and Windows systems in use today to persistent compromise, Eclypsium researchers have …

DeimosC2: Open source tool to manage post-exploitation issues

July 27, 2020

TEAMARES launched DeimosC2, addressing the market need for a cross-compatible, open source Command and Control (C2) tool for managing compromised machines that includes mobile …

REMnux toolkit for malware analysis version 7 released

July 23, 2020

REMnux is a popular Linux-based toolkit for reverse-engineering malicious software which malware analysts have been relying on for more than 10 years to help them quickly …

A look at modern adversary behavior and the usage of open source tools in the enterprise

July 17, 2020

Leszek Miś is the founder of Defensive Security, a principal trainer and security researcher with over 15 years of experience. Next week, he’s running an amazing online …