Free AI coding security rules now available on GitHub 2025-06-17 at 16:47 By Sinisa Markovic Developers are turning to AI coding assistants to save time and speed up their work. But these tools can also introduce security risks if they suggest flawed or unsafe code. To help address that, Secure Code Warrior has released a […]
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MDEAutomator: Open-source endpoint management, incident response in MDE 2025-06-16 at 08:36 By Help Net Security Managing endpoints and responding to security incidents in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) can be time-consuming and complex. MDEAutomator is an open-source tool designed to make that easier. MDEAutomator is a modular, serverless solution for IT and security teams looking
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Kali Linux 2025.2 delivers Bloodhound CE, CARsenal, 13 new tools 2025-06-14 at 12:17 By Zeljka Zorz OffSec has released Kali Linux 2025.2, the most up-to-date version of the widely used penetration testing and digital forensics platform. KDE Plasma 6.3 in Kali Linux 2025.2 (Source: OffSec) New in Kali Linux 2025.2 As per usual, the newest
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OWASP Nettacker: Open-source scanner for recon and vulnerability assessment 2025-06-11 at 09:01 By Mirko Zorz OWASP Nettacker is a free, open-source tool designed for network scanning, information gathering, and basic vulnerability assessment. Built and maintained by the OWASP community, Nettacker helps security pros automate common tasks like port scanning, service detection, and brute-force attacks. It
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fiddleitm: Open-source mitmproxy add-on identifies malicious web traffic 2025-06-09 at 08:00 By Mirko Zorz fiddleitm is an open-source tool built on top of mitmproxy that helps find malicious web traffic. It works by checking HTTP requests and responses for known patterns that might point to malware, phishing, or other threats. fiddleitm features “I created fiddleitm
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Meta open-sources AI tool to automatically classify sensitive documents 2025-06-05 at 09:17 By Mirko Zorz Meta has released an open source AI tool called Automated Sensitive Document Classification. It was originally built for internal use and is designed to find sensitive information in documents and apply security labels automatically. The tool uses customizable classification rules
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Vet: Open-source software supply chain security tool 2025-06-03 at 08:34 By Help Net Security Vet is an open source tool designed to help developers and security engineers spot risks in their software supply chains. It goes beyond traditional software composition analysis by detecting known vulnerabilities and flagging malicious packages. Vet supports several ecosystems, including npm,
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48% of security pros are falling behind compliance requirements 2025-06-02 at 07:07 By Help Net Security 32% of security professionals think they can deliver zero-vulnerability software despite rising threats and compliance regulations, according to Lineaje. Meanwhile, 68% are more realistic, noting they feel uncertain about achieving this near impossible outcome. Software compliance adoption varies across
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Why privacy in blockchain must start with open source 2025-05-30 at 09:02 By Help Net Security Traditionally, trust came from centralized institutions. Banks, payment networks, and clearinghouses are closed systems. Users cannot see the inner workings, but they rely on external audits, government regulation, and long histories of compliance to feel secure. It’s a model
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Woodpecker: Open-source red teaming for AI, Kubernetes, APIs 2025-05-28 at 08:17 By Mirko Zorz Woodpecker is an open-source tool that automates red teaming, making advanced security testing easier and more accessible. It helps teams find and fix security weaknesses in AI systems, Kubernetes environments, and APIs before attackers can exploit them. Key features of Woodpecker
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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: May 2025 2025-05-28 at 07:03 By Help Net Security This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Vuls: Open-source agentless vulnerability scanner Vuls is an open-source tool that helps users find and manage security vulnerabilities. It was created
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Ongoing Campaign Uses 60 NPM Packages to Steal Data 2025-05-27 at 17:17 By Ionut Arghire Security firm Socket warns flags a campaign targeting NPM users with tens of malicious packages that can hijack system information. The post Ongoing Campaign Uses 60 NPM Packages to Steal Data appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt
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Vulnerabilities found in NASA’s open source software 2025-05-27 at 15:48 By Zeljka Zorz Vulnerabilities in open source software developed and used in-house by NASA could be exploited to breach their systems, claims Leon Juranić, security researcher and founder of cybersecurity startup ThreatLeap. The vulnerabilities Juranić, whose AppSec credentials include founding and leading DefenseCode, is no
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LlamaFirewall: Open-source framework to detect and mitigate AI centric security risks 2025-05-26 at 08:52 By Mirko Zorz LlamaFirewall is a system-level security framework for LLM-powered applications, built with a modular design to support layered, adaptive defense. It is designed to mitigate a wide spectrum of AI agent security risks including jailbreaking and indirect prompt injection,
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AutoPatchBench: Meta’s new way to test AI bug fixing tools 2025-05-21 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz AutoPatchBench is a new benchmark that tests how well AI tools can fix code bugs. It focuses on C and C++ vulnerabilities found through fuzzing. The benchmark includes 136 real bugs and their verified fixes, taken from the ARVO
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Trojanized KeePass opens doors for ransomware attackers 2025-05-20 at 14:04 By Zeljka Zorz A suspected initial access broker has been leveraging trojanized versions of the open-source KeePass password manager to set the stage for ransomware attacks, WithSecure researchers have discovered. KeeLoader: Passoword manager that acts as data stealer and malware loader In February 2025, WithSecure’s
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The Windows Subsystem for Linux goes open source 2025-05-20 at 12:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft has officially open-sourced the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), closing the very first issue ever filed on the Microsoft/WSL GitHub repository: “Will this be open source?” WSL allows developers to run unmodified Linux command-line tools, utilities, and applications directly on
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Containers are just processes: The illusion of namespace security 2025-05-20 at 08:31 By Help Net Security In the early days of commercial open source, major vendors cast doubt on its security, claiming transparency was a flaw. In fact, that openness fueled strong communities and faster security improvements, making OSS often more secure than proprietary code.
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Hanko: Open-source authentication and user management 2025-05-19 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Hanko is an open-source, API-first authentication solution purpose-built for the passwordless era. “We focus on helping developers and organizations modernize their authentication flows by migrating users towards passkeys, while still supporting all common authentication methods like email/password, MFA, OAuth, as well as SAML
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Nobara Linux 42 brings performance boost and better hardware support 2025-05-14 at 12:08 By Help Net Security The Nobara Project has released a new version of its Linux distribution, bringing updated packages, performance improvements, and a few visual tweaks aimed at making life easier for users who want a system that works well out of
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