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Woodpecker
Woodpecker: Open-source red teaming for AI, Kubernetes, APIs

Woodpecker is an open-source tool that automates red teaming, making advanced security testing easier and more accessible. It helps teams find and fix security weaknesses in …

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 …

NASA
Vulnerabilities found in NASA’s open source software

Vulnerabilities in open source software developed and used in-house by NASA could be exploited to breach their systems, claims Leon Juranić, security researcher and founder of …

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 …

trojan horse
Trojanized KeePass opens doors for ransomware attackers

A suspected initial access broker has been leveraging trojanized versions of the open-source KeePass password manager to set the stage for ransomware attacks, WithSecure …

Microsoft
The Windows Subsystem for Linux goes open source

Microsoft has officially open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), closing the very first issue ever filed on the Microsoft/WSL GitHub repository: “Will this be open …

Containers
Containers are just processes: The illusion of namespace security

In the early days of commercial open source, major vendors cast doubt on its security, claiming transparency was a flaw. In fact, that openness fueled strong communities and …

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 …

Nobara Linux
Nobara Linux 42 brings performance boost and better hardware support

The Nobara Project has released a new version of its Linux distribution, bringing updated packages, performance improvements, and a few visual tweaks aimed at making life …

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 …

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