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phishing
GitHub becomes go-to platform for malware delivery across Europe

Phishing has become the go-to method for attackers looking to get past security controls and access sensitive environments in Europe, according to Netskope. Users are now …

cybersecurity open-source tools
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: May 2025

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Vuls: Open-source …

LlamaFirewall
LlamaFirewall: Open-source framework to detect and mitigate AI centric security risks

LlamaFirewall is a system-level security framework for LLM-powered applications, built with a modular design to support layered, adaptive defense. It is designed to mitigate a …

AutoPatchBench
AutoPatchBench: Meta’s new way to test AI bug fixing tools

AutoPatchBench is a new benchmark that tests how well AI tools can fix code bugs. It focuses on C and C++ vulnerabilities found through fuzzing. The benchmark includes 136 …

Hanko
Hanko: Open-source authentication and user management

Hanko is an open-source, API-first authentication solution purpose-built for the passwordless era. “We focus on helping developers and organizations modernize their …

Cerbos
Cerbos: Open-source, scalable authorization solution

Cerbos is an open-source solution designed to simplify and modernize access control for cloud-native, microservice-based applications. Instead of hardcoding authorization …

Spire
SPIRE: Toolchain of APIs for establishing trust between software systems

SPIRE is a graduated project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). It’s a production-ready implementation of the SPIFFE APIs that handles node and workload …

AWS
Analyze resource-based policy dependencies across your AWS Organizations accounts

Managing multiple AWS accounts in an organization can get complicated, especially when trying to understand how services and permissions are connected. The Account Assessment …

Autorize
Autorize: Burp Suite extension for automatic authorization enforcement detection

Autorize is an open-source Burp Suite extension that checks if users can access things they shouldn’t. It runs automatic tests to help security testers find …

Vuls
Vuls: Open-source agentless vulnerability scanner

Vuls is an open-source tool that helps users find and manage security vulnerabilities. It was created to solve the daily problems admins face when trying to keep servers …

open-source cybersecurity tools
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: April 2025

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. GoSearch: …

Villain
Villain: Open-source framework for managing and enhancing reverse shells

Villain is an open-source Stage 0/1 command-and-control (C2) framework designed to manage multiple reverse TCP and HoaxShell-based shells. Beyond simply handling connections, …

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