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Tosint: Open-source Telegram OSINT tool

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Tosint: Open-source Telegram OSINT tool 2024-09-27 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Tosint is an open-source Telegram OSINT tool that extracts useful information from Telegram bots and channels. It’s suited for security researchers, investigators, and others who want to gather insights from Telegram sources. Several law enforcement agencies utilize Tosint to gather intelligence and monitor cybercriminal […]

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NetAlertX: Open-source Wi-Fi intruder detector

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NetAlertX: Open-source Wi-Fi intruder detector 2024-09-25 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz NetAlertX is an open-source Wi-Fi/LAN intruder detection tool that scans your network for connected devices and alerts you when new or unknown devices are detected. It provides visibility into your network activity to help you monitor unauthorized access. “NetAlertX comes with a range of

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Certainly: Open-source offensive security toolkit

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Certainly: Open-source offensive security toolkit 2024-09-23 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Certainly is an open-source offensive security toolkit designed to capture extensive traffic across various network protocols in bit-flip and typosquatting scenarios. Built-in protocols: DNS, HTTP(S), IMAP(S), SMTP(S). “The reason why we created Certainly was to simplify the process of capturing and collecting requests that

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Paid open-source maintainers spend more time on security

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Paid open-source maintainers spend more time on security 2024-09-23 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Paid maintainers are 55% more likely to implement critical security and maintenance practices than unpaid maintainers and are dedicating more time to implementing security practices like those included in industry standards like the OpenSSF Scorecard and the NIST Secure Software

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Nextcloud Hub 9 released: New features, more security, updated performance

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Nextcloud Hub 9 released: New features, more security, updated performance 2024-09-20 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Nextcloud has launched Nextcloud Hub 9, a significant update to its open-source cloud-based collaboration platform. It introduces several new features to improve user experience, performance, and security. Enhanced security in Nextcloud Hub 9 Nextcloud Hub 9 lets you

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Security leaders consider banning AI coding due to security risks

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Security leaders consider banning AI coding due to security risks 2024-09-19 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 92% of security leaders have concerns about the use of AI-generated code within their organization, according to Venafi. Tension between security and developer teams 83% of security leaders say their developers currently use AI to generate code, with

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CrowdSec: Open-source security solution offering crowdsourced protection

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CrowdSec: Open-source security solution offering crowdsourced protection 2024-09-18 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Crowdsec is an open-source solution that offers crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs. CrowdSec features For this project, the developers have two objectives: Provide free top-quality intrusion detection and protection software. There’s community participation in creating new detection rules as new vulnerabilities are

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Detecting vulnerable code in software dependencies is more complex than it seems

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Detecting vulnerable code in software dependencies is more complex than it seems 2024-09-18 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Henrik Plate, CISSP, security researcher, Endor Labs, discusses the complexities AppSec teams face in identifying vulnerabilities within software dependencies. Plate also discusses the limitations of traditional software composition analysis (SCA) solutions

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EchoStrike: Generate undetectable reverse shells, perform process injection

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EchoStrike: Generate undetectable reverse shells, perform process injection 2024-09-16 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz EchoStrike is an open-source tool designed to generate undetectable reverse shells and execute process injection on Windows systems. “EchoStrike allows you to generate binaries that, when executed, create an undetectable RevShell, which can be the first entry point into a company.

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Trends and dangers in open-source software dependencies

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Trends and dangers in open-source software dependencies 2024-09-16 at 06:01 By Help Net Security A C-suite perspective on potential vulnerabilities within open-source dependencies or software packages reveals that, while remediation costs for dependency risks are perilously high, function-level reachability analysis still offers the best value in this critical area, according to Endor Labs. The research

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support

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Kali Linux 2024.3 released: 11 new tools, Qualcomm Snapdragon SDM845 SoC support 2024-09-11 at 20:46 By Help Net Security Kali Linux 2024.3 is now available for download. Besides the new tools, this release mainly focuses on behind-the-scenes updates and optimization. New tools in Kali Linux 2024.3 This Kali release is about new tools and package

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DockerSpy: Search for images on Docker Hub, extract sensitive information

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DockerSpy: Search for images on Docker Hub, extract sensitive information 2024-09-11 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz DockerSpy scans Docker Hub for images and retrieves sensitive information, including authentication secrets, private keys, and other confidential data. “DockerSpy was created to address the growing concern of sensitive data leaks within Docker images, especially those publicly available on

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33 open-source cybersecurity solutions you didn’t know you needed

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33 open-source cybersecurity solutions you didn’t know you needed 2024-09-10 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Open-source cybersecurity tools provide transparency and flexibility, allowing users to examine and customize the source code to fit specific security needs. These tools make cybersecurity accessible to a broader range of organizations and individuals. In this article, you will

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OpenZiti: Secure, open-source networking for your applications

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OpenZiti: Secure, open-source networking for your applications 2024-09-09 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz OpenZiti is a free, open-source project that embeds zero-trust networking principles directly into applications. Example of an OpenZiti overlay network OpenZiti features “We created OpenZiti to transform how people think about connectivity. While OpenZiti is a zero-trust networking platform, you can also

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Apache OFBiz team patches critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-45195)

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Apache OFBiz team patches critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-45195) 2024-09-06 at 13:02 By Zeljka Zorz For the fourth time in the last five months, Apache OFBiz users have been advised to upgrade their installations to fix a critical flaw (CVE-2024-45195) that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. About CVE-2024-45195 Apache OFBiz is an open-source suite

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Samba 4.21 comes with upgraded security features

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Samba 4.21 comes with upgraded security features 2024-09-04 at 12:01 By Help Net Security Samba is the standard suite of programs that enables seamless interoperability between Linux/Unix and Windows systems. Version 4.21 has been officially released. Hardening In previous versions of Samba, if a user or group name in either option could not be resolved

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OpenBAS: Open-source breach and attack simulation platform

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OpenBAS: Open-source breach and attack simulation platform 2024-09-04 at 07:02 By Mirko Zorz OpenBAS is an open-source platform that enables organizations to plan, schedule, and execute crisis exercises, adversary simulations, and breach simulations. Compliant with ISO 22398 standards, OpenBAS is built as a modern web application featuring a user-centric interface and a RESTful API. The

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Damn Vulnerable UEFI: Simulate real-world firmware attacks

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Damn Vulnerable UEFI: Simulate real-world firmware attacks 2024-09-02 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Damn Vulnerable UEFI (DVUEFI) is an open-source exploitation toolkit and learning platform for unveiling and fixing UEFI firmware vulnerabilities. Simulate real-world firmware attacks DVUEFI was created to assist ethical hackers, security researchers, and firmware enthusiasts in beginning their journey into UEFI

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Sinon: Open-source automatic generative burn-in for Windows deception hosts

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Sinon: Open-source automatic generative burn-in for Windows deception hosts 2024-08-30 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Sinon is an open-source, modular tool for the automatic burn-in of Windows-based deception hosts. It aims to reduce the difficulty of orchestrating deception hosts at scale while enabling diversity and randomness through generative capabilities. Sinon is designed to automate the

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Cryptomator: Open-source cloud storage encryption

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Cryptomator: Open-source cloud storage encryption 2024-08-28 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Cryptomator offers open-source, client-side encryption of your files in the cloud. It’s available for Windows, Linux, macOS and iOS. Cryptomator works with Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, MEGA, pCloud, ownCloud, Nextcloud, and any other cloud storage service that synchronizes with a local directory. Key features

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