network monitoring

NetGuard is a free, open-source firewall for Android phones and tablets that provides users with a simple way to block internet access. Android does not allow VPN services to …

LuLu is a free, open-source firewall for macOS that lets you control which apps are allowed to send data from your computer. macOS includes a built-in firewall, but it mainly …

Network monitoring on Linux has long been a gap for users who want per-process visibility into outbound connections. Existing tools either operate at the command line or were …

PCAPdroid is a free, open-source Android app that allows inspection of network traffic. Installation is straightforward and does not require creating an account. To begin …

TrackerControl is an open-source Android application designed to give users visibility into and control over the hidden data within mobile apps. Many apps routinely …

Blokada is a network privacy and ad-blocking application available on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It is designed to reduce ads, block trackers, and limit unwanted …

Anubis is an open-source tool designed to protect websites from automated scraping and abusive traffic by adding computational friction before a request is served. Maintained …

GlassWire is a free network monitoring and security application for Windows and Android. It lets you see how your system communicates over the internet and local network. The …

Want to see if a remote server is still alive, or trace the path your data takes across the internet? Network Utility had you covered, until Apple removed it. Network Utility …

When you think of network tunneling, “lightweight” and “enterprise-grade” rarely appear in the same sentence. NodePass, an open-source project, wants to change that. It’s a …

In this Help Net Security interview, Gregory Richardson, Vice President, Advisory CISO Worldwide, at BlackBerry, talks about the growing risks to communications networks. He …

A new research project called NetMoniAI shows how AI agents might reshape network monitoring and security. Developed by a team at Texas Tech University, the framework brings …