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Open source malware up 200% since 2023
Sonatype’s 2024 Open Source Malware Threat Report reveals that the number of malicious packages has surpassed 778,500 since tracking began in 2019. In 2024, researchers …
Containers have 600+ vulnerabilities on average
Containers are the fastest growing – and weakest cybersecurity link – in software supply chains, according to NetRise. Companies are struggling to get container …
21 years since its inception, GNU Shepherd 1.0.0 is released
GNU Shepherd is a service manager designed to oversee the system’s daemons. It functions both as an “init” system (PID 1) and as a tool for unprivileged …
Neosync: Open-source data anonymization, synthetic data orchestration
Neosync is an open-source, developer-centric solution designed to anonymize PII, generate synthetic data, and synchronize environments for improved testing and debugging. What …
How to choose secure, verifiable technologies?
The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) has published a guidance document titled Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies, …
SafeLine: Open-source web application firewall (WAF)
SafeLine is an open-source and self-hosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) that protects websites from cyber attacks. “SafeLine WAF was created to protect web …
70% of open-source components are poorly or no longer maintained
The geographic distribution of open-source contributions introduces geopolitical risks that organizations must urgently consider, especially with rising nation-state attacks, …
Nextcloud Talk: Open-source, GDPR-compliant alternative to Microsoft Teams
Nextcloud has unveiled Nextcloud Talk, an open-source alternative to Microsoft Teams. It’s a privacy-compliant collaboration platform for hybrid teams that gives …
Data scientists create tool to spot fake images
Pixelator v2 is a tool to spot fake images. It uses a new combination of image veracity techniques with capability beyond what can be seen by the human eye. It can identify …
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: November 2024
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. ScubaGear …
Wireshark 4.4.2: Security updates, bug fixes, updated protocol support
Wireshark, the popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 4.4.2. It is used for troubleshooting, analysis, development and education. The following vulnerabilities …
AxoSyslog: Open-source scalable security data processor
AxoSyslog is a syslog-ng fork, created and maintained by the original creator of syslog-ng, Balazs Scheidler, and his team. “We first started by making syslog-ng more …