CrackQ: Efficient password cracking for pentesters and red teamers
CrackQ employs automation to make password cracking a faster and more efficient undertaking for pentesters and red teamers. CrackQ dashboard “Regular security testing is …
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Kali Linux 2019.4 includes new undercover mode for pentesters doing work in public places
Offensive Security, maintainers of the popular Kali Linux open source project, released Kali Linux 2019.4, the latest iteration of the Kali Linux penetration testing platform. …
Arlo: An open source post-election auditing tool
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is teaming up with election officials and their private sector partners to develop and pilot an open source …
GitHub Security Lab aims to make open source software more secure
GitHub, the world’s largest open source code repository and leading software development platform, has launched GitHub Security Lab. “Our team will lead by …
VisibleV8: Stealthy open source tool for monitoring JavaScript in the wild
An open source tool that allows users to track and record the behavior of JavaScript programs without alerting the websites that run those programs has been developed at North …
New data analysis approach could strengthen the security of IoT devices
A multi-pronged data analysis approach that can strengthen the security of IoT devices, such as smart TVs, home video cameras and baby monitors, against current risks and …
Critical command execution vulnerability in iTerm2 patched, upgrade ASAP!
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-9535) in iTerm2, a macOS terminal emulator frequently used by developers and system administrators, could allow attackers to take control of …
Digital transformation requires an aggressive approach to security
Organizations agree, building security into digital transformation initiatives is a priority, yet the recommended path to progress is unclear, according to a survey conducted …
The use of open source software in DevOps has become strategic for organizations of all sizes
A higher percentage of top performing teams in enterprise organizations are using open source software, according to a survey conducted by DevOps Research and Assessment …
Sandboxie becomes freeware, soon-to-be open source
Sophos plans to open source Sandboxie, a relatively popular Windows utility that allows users to run applications in a sandbox. Until that happens, they’ve made the …
The rise of modern applications, DevSecOps and the intelligence economy
There has been a significant year-over-year growth in enterprise usage trends around multi-cloud adoption, open source technologies such as Kubernetes, and AWS cloud-native …
Google’s differential privacy library can now be used by anyone
Google has open-sourced a differential privacy library that helps power some of its core products. What it differential privacy? Differential privacy is a method for analyzing …
