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Chekov
Chekov: Open-source static code analysis tool

Checkov is an open-source tool designed to help teams secure their cloud infrastructure and code. At its core, it’s a static code analysis tool for infrastructure as code …

open source
The hidden risks inside open-source code

Open-source software is everywhere. It runs the browsers we use, the apps we rely on, and the infrastructure that keeps businesses connected. For many security leaders, it is …

Firezone
Firezone: Open-source platform to securely manage remote access

Firezone is an open-source platform that helps organizations of any size manage secure remote access. Unlike most VPNs, it uses a least-privileged model, giving users only the …

Delinea
Delinea releases free open-source MCP server to secure AI agents

AI agents are becoming more common in the workplace, but giving them access to sensitive systems can be risky. Credentials often get stored in plain text, added to prompts, or …

Kali Linux 2025.3
Kali Linux 2025.3 brings improved virtual machine tooling, 10 new tools

OffSec has released Kali Linux 2025.3, the most up-to-date version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform. What’s new in Kali Linux 2025.3 Better …

Nosey Parker
Nosey Parker: Open-source tool finds sensitive information in textual data and Git history

Nosey Parker is an open-source command-line tool that helps find secrets and sensitive information hidden in text files. It works like a specialized version of grep, focused …

Cybersecurity AI (CAI)
Cybersecurity AI (CAI): Open-source framework for AI security

Cybersecurity AI (CAI) is an open-source framework that helps security teams build and run AI-driven tools for offensive and defensive tasks. It’s designed for anyone working …

Daniel Stenberg
Behind the scenes of cURL with its founder: Releases, updates, and security

In this Help Net Security interview, Daniel Stenberg, lead developer od cURL, discusses how the widely used tool remains secure across billions of devices, from cloud services …

Rayhunter
Rayhunter: EFF releases open-source tool to detect cellular spying

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released Rayhunter, a new open-source tool designed to detect cell site simulators (CSS). These devices, also known as IMSI …

npm
Self-replicating worm hits 180+ npm packages in (largely) automated supply chain attack

A potentially monumental supply chain attack is underway, thanks to a self-replicating worm-like payload that has been compromising packages published on the npm Registry. The …

Rust
Phishing campaign targets Rust developers

Developers publishing crates (binaries and libraries written in Rust) on crates.io, Rust’s main public package registry, have been targeted with emails echoing the recent npm …

Arkime
Arkime: Open-source network analysis and packet capture system

Arkime is an open-source system for large-scale network analysis and packet capture. It works with your existing security tools to store and index network traffic in standard …

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