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Claude
Claude expands tool connections using MCP

Anthropic has added interactive tool support to its Claude AI platform, a change powered by the open Model Context Protocol (MCP). The update lets users work directly with …

Brakeman
Brakeman: Open-source vulnerability scanner for Ruby on Rails applications

Brakeman is an open-source security scanner used by teams that build applications with Ruby on Rails. The tool focuses on application code and configuration, giving developers …

winapp
Microsoft introduces winapp, an open-source CLI for building Windows apps

Microsoft has released winapp, a new command line interface aimed at simplifying the process of building Windows applications. The open-source tool targets developers who rely …

Bandit
Bandit: Open-source tool designed to find security issues in Python code

Bandit is an open-source tool that scans Python source code for security issues that show up in everyday development. Many security teams and developers use it as a quick way …

PrivacyHawk
Product showcase: PrivacyHawk for iOS helps users track and remove personal data from data brokers

Every interaction online, from signing up for a newsletter to making a purchase, leaves a trace. These traces are collected by data brokers and resold to advertisers, …

Bytebase
Bytebase: Open-source database DevOps tool

Bytebase is a DevOps platform for managing database schema and data changes through a structured workflow. It provides a central place for teams to submit change requests, run …

CISO Assistant
CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC

CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a …

hardware
Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA

Security teams that deal with connected devices often end up running long firmware scans overnight, checking progress in the morning, and trying to explain to colleagues why a …

Orbot for iOS
Product showcase: Orbot – Tor VPN for iOS

Orbot for iOS is a free, open-source networking tool that routes supported app traffic through the Tor network. Developed by the Guardian Project, it is intended for users who …

Wine
Wine 11 brings major architectural work, synchronization changes, 600+ bug fixes

Wine, originally short for “Wine Is Not an Emulator,” is a compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run natively on POSIX-compliant operating systems, including …

AuraInspector
AuraInspector: Open-source tool to audit Salesforce Aura access control misconfigurations

Google and its Mandiant threat intelligence unit have released AuraInspector, an open-source tool aimed at auditing data access paths in Salesforce Experience Cloud …

pfSense
pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform

Firewalls, VPN access, and traffic rules need steady attention, often with limited budgets and staff. In that context, the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) continues …

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