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Kunai: Open-source threat hunting tool for Linux

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Kunai: Open-source threat hunting tool for Linux 2025-02-19 at 08:19 By Mirko Zorz Kunai is an open-source tool that provides deep and precise event monitoring for Linux environments. “What sets Kunai apart is its ability to go beyond simple event generation. While most security monitoring tools rely on syscalls or kernel function hooking, Kunai takes […]

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Orbit: Open-source Nuclei security scanning and automation platform

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Orbit: Open-source Nuclei security scanning and automation platform 2025-02-17 at 07:50 By Mirko Zorz Orbit is an open-source platform built to streamline large-scale Nuclei scans, enabling teams to manage, analyze, and collaborate on security findings. It features a SvelteKit-based web frontend and a Go-powered backend, with Terraform and Ansible handling infrastructure and automation. “I built

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SysReptor: Open-source penetration testing reporting platform

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SysReptor: Open-source penetration testing reporting platform 2025-02-12 at 07:05 By Mirko Zorz SysReptor is a customizable open-source penetration testing reporting platform built for pentesters, red teamers, and cybersecurity professionals. You can optimize your workflow by simplifying, automating, and personalizing your reports. “SysReptor is an easy-to-use tool for pentesters and simplifies pentest reporting. Reports are designed

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Beelzebub: Open-source honeypot framework

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Beelzebub: Open-source honeypot framework 2025-02-10 at 06:30 By Mirko Zorz Beelzebub is an open-source honeypot framework engineered to create a secure environment for detecting and analyzing cyber threats. It features a low-code design for seamless deployment and leverages AI to emulate the behavior of a high-interaction honeypot. “I created Beelzebub because my research activities require

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Ghidra 11.3 released: New features, performance improvements, bug fixes

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Ghidra 11.3 released: New features, performance improvements, bug fixes 2025-02-07 at 07:53 By Help Net Security NSA’s Research Directorate released version 11.3 of Ghidra, an open-source software reverse engineering (SRE) framework. It offers advanced analysis tools, enabling users to dissect and examine compiled code across multiple platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Ghidra 11.3 is

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OpenNHP: Cryptography-driven zero trust protocol

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OpenNHP: Cryptography-driven zero trust protocol 2025-02-05 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz OpenNHP is the open-source implementation of NHP (Network-resource Hiding Protocol), a cryptography-based zero trust protocol for safeguarding servers and data. OpenNHP offers the following benefits: Reduces attack surface by hiding infrastructure Prevents unauthorized network reconnaissance Mitigates vulnerability exploitation Stops phishing via encrypted DNS Protects

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BadDNS: Open-source tool checks for subdomain takeovers

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BadDNS: Open-source tool checks for subdomain takeovers 2025-02-03 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz BadDNS is an open-source Python DNS auditing tool designed to detect domain and subdomain takeovers of all types. BadDNS modules cname – Check for dangling CNAME records and interrogate them for subdomain takeover opportunities ns – Check for dangling NS records and

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ExtensionHound: Open-source tool for Chrome extension DNS forensics

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ExtensionHound: Open-source tool for Chrome extension DNS forensics 2025-01-30 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz Traditional monitoring tools reveal only traffic from the Chrome process, leaving security teams uncertain about which extension is responsible for a suspicious DNS query. ExtensionHound solves this by analyzing Chrome’s internal network state and linking DNS activity to specific extensions. ExtensionHound

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BloodyAD: Open-source Active Directory privilege escalation framework

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BloodyAD: Open-source Active Directory privilege escalation framework 2025-01-28 at 07:00 By Mirko Zorz BloodyAD is an open-source Active Directory privilege escalation framework that uses specialized LDAP calls to interact with domain controllers. It enables various privilege escalation techniques within Active Directory environments. Features “I created this tool because I do a lot of internal testing

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Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar

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Don’t let these open-source cybersecurity tools slip under your radar 2025-01-27 at 07:07 By Help Net Security This article showcases free, open-source cybersecurity tools that help you identify and address vulnerabilities, detect intrusion, protect websites from cyber attacks, monitor and detect suspicious activities across your network. Am I Isolated: Open-source container security benchmark Am I

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GUI frontends for GnuPG, the free implementation of the OpenPGP standard

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GUI frontends for GnuPG, the free implementation of the OpenPGP standard 2025-01-24 at 07:20 By Help Net Security GnuPG is a free and comprehensive implementation of the OpenPGP standard. It enables encryption and signing of data and communications, featuring a key management system and support for public key directories. While primarily a command-line tool, GnuPG

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Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner: Open-source tool for detecting web cache poisoning

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Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner: Open-source tool for detecting web cache poisoning 2025-01-23 at 07:03 By Help Net Security The Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner (WCVS) is an open-source command-line tool for detecting web cache poisoning and deception. The scanner, developed by Maximilian Hildebrand, offers extensive support for various web cache poisoning and deception techniques. It features

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MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers

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MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers 2025-01-17 at 07:48 By Help Net Security MSSqlPwner is an open-source pentesting tool tailored to interact with and exploit MSSQL servers. Built on Impacket, it enables users to authenticate with databases using various credentials, including clear-text passwords, NTLM hashes, and Kerberos tickets. The tool offers multiple methods for

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Contextal Platform: Open-source threat detection and intelligence

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Contextal Platform: Open-source threat detection and intelligence 2025-01-15 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz Contextal Platform is an open-source cybersecurity solution for contextual threat detection and intelligence. Developed by the original authors of ClamAV, it offers advanced features such as contextual threat analysis, custom detection scenarios through the ContexQL language, and AI-powered data processing—all operating locally

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GitHub CISO on security strategy and collaborating with the open-source community

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GitHub CISO on security strategy and collaborating with the open-source community 2025-01-13 at 07:06 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Alexis Wales, CISO at GitHub, discusses how GitHub embeds security into every aspect of its platform to protect millions of developers and repositories, ensuring it remains a trustworthy platform for building secure software.

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Chainsaw: Open-source tool for hunting through Windows forensic artefacts

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Chainsaw: Open-source tool for hunting through Windows forensic artefacts 2025-01-13 at 06:34 By Help Net Security Chainsaw is an open-source first-response tool for quickly detecting threats in Windows forensic artefacts, including Event Logs and the MFT file. It enables fast keyword searches through event logs and identifies threats using built-in Sigma detection and custom detection

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Sara: Open-source RouterOS security inspector

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Sara: Open-source RouterOS security inspector 2025-01-09 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz Sara is an open-source tool designed to analyze RouterOS configurations and identify security vulnerabilities on MikroTik hardware. Sara’s main feature is using regular expressions as the primary analysis mechanism. This allows you to quickly and accurately process RouterOS configuration text files, making the tool

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Cyberbro: Open-source tool extracts IoCs and checks their reputation

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Cyberbro: Open-source tool extracts IoCs and checks their reputation 2025-01-07 at 07:03 By Help Net Security Cyberbro is an open-source application that extracts IoCs from garbage input and checks their reputation using multiple services. Cyberbro features Input handling: Paste raw logs, IoCs, or fanged IoCs, and let the regex parser do the rest. Multi-service reputation

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Kata Containers: Open-source container runtime, building lightweight VMs

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Kata Containers: Open-source container runtime, building lightweight VMs 2025-01-02 at 07:04 By Mirko Zorz Kata Containers is an open-source project dedicated to creating a secure container runtime that combines the performance and simplicity of containers with the enhanced isolation of lightweight virtual machines. By leveraging hardware virtualization technology, it adds an extra layer of defense

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: December 2024

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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: December 2024 2024-12-31 at 06:03 By Help Net Security This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. SafeLine: Open-source web application firewall (WAF) SafeLine is an open-source and self-hosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) that protects websites from cyber

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