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BleachBit
Open-source privacy tool BleachBit 6.0.0 upgrades code signing across Windows and Linux

System cleaning utilities have grown more relevant as web browsers stockpile larger volumes of cached data, tracking artifacts, and site storage on local disks. The …

IPFire
Open-source IPFire DNS Firewall blocks malware and phishing at the resolver

The IPFire project shipped Core Update 201 for its 2.29 release line, bringing DNS-layer domain blocking into the open-source firewall distribution. The update replaces two …

open-source security tools
25 open-source cybersecurity tools that don’t care about your budget

Regardless of the operating system you use, managing secrets, apps, cloud, compliance, and security operations can be overwhelming. The free, open-source tools presented in …

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS delivers memory-safe system tools and live patching for Arm servers

Linux distributions have spent the past few years absorbing GPU vendor toolchains, Rust-based system components, and more stringent encryption defaults. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, …

OpenAI
OpenAI tackles a bad habit people have when interacting with AI

Since people tend to paste personal data into AI tools such as ChatGPT, OpenAI has released Privacy Filter, an open-weight model designed to detect and redact personally …

Scenario
Scenario: Open-source framework for automated AI app red-teaming

Enterprises running customer service bots, data analytics agents, and other AI-driven applications in production handle sensitive records and connect to core business systems …

Pentagi
PentAGI: Open-source autonomous AI penetration testing system

Penetration testers have long relied on collections of specialized tools, manual coordination, and documented runbooks to work through a target assessment. PentAGI, an …

SmokedMeat
SmokedMeat: Open-source tool shows what attackers do inside CI/CD pipelines

Boost Security has released SmokedMeat, an open-source framework that runs attack chains against CI/CD infrastructure so engineering and security teams can see what an …

Synchthing
Product showcase: Syncthing for secure, private file synchronization

Syncthing is a free and open-source application that synchronizes files directly between your devices. Instead of uploading data to a central server, it uses a peer-to-peer …

Mozilla Thunderbolt
Mozilla challenges enterprise AI providers with Thunderbolt, open-source AI client under your control

For organizations that want to keep company data within their own systems and have more control over how AI is deployed, Mozilla is offering an alternative to externally …

Ente Auth
Product showcase: Ente Auth encrypts, backs up, and syncs 2FA

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is an essential layer of protection for online accounts, and Ente Auth makes it easier to manage securely across devices. Ente Auth is a free, …

NGINX
What changed in nginx 1.30.0 and what it means for your upstream config

nginx 1.30.0 brings together features accumulated across the 1.29.x mainline series. The release covers a broad range of changes, from protocol support additions to …

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