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Ghidra: Open-source software reverse engineering framework

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Ghidra: Open-source software reverse engineering framework 2024-06-17 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Ghidra, a cutting-edge open-source software reverse engineering (SRE) framework, is a product of the National Security Agency (NSA) Research Directorate. The framework features high-end software analysis tools, enabling users to analyze compiled code across various platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. Ghidra’s […]

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YetiHunter: Open-source threat hunting tool for Snowflake environments

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YetiHunter: Open-source threat hunting tool for Snowflake environments 2024-06-14 at 13:31 By Zeljka Zorz Cloud identity protection company Permiso has created YetiHunter, a threat detection and hunting tool companies can use to query their Snowflake environments for evidence of compromise. YetiHunter executing queries (Source: Permiso Security) Recent attacks against Snowflake customers Cloud-based data storage and

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Open-source security in AI

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Open-source security in AI 2024-06-12 at 07:31 By Help Net Security New AI products are coming onto the market faster than we have seen in any previous technology revolution. Companies’ free access and right to use open source in AI software models has allowed them to prototype an AI product to market cheaper than ever

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Radare: Open-source reverse engineering framework

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Radare: Open-source reverse engineering framework 2024-06-10 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Radare is an open-source UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. It can be scripted, modified, and used for batch analysis. “I started the project in 2006 when I was working as a forensic analyst, and I wrote a simple command-line hexadecimal editor to

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Sniffnet: Free, open-source network monitoring

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Sniffnet: Free, open-source network monitoring 2024-06-06 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Sniffnet is a free, open-source network monitoring tool to help you easily track your Internet traffic. What sets it apart is its strong focus on user experience. Unlike most network analyzers, Sniffnet is built to be easily usable by everyone, regardless of technical expertise.

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Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates

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Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates 2024-06-05 at 21:31 By Help Net Security Kali Linux 2024.2 is now available. It includes future package compatibility for 32-bit platforms, improvements to GNOME 46 and Xfce, and 18 new tools. Desktop changes Kali 2024.2 introduces GNOME 46, offering a refined experience that builds on the

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20 free cybersecurity tools you might have missed

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20 free cybersecurity tools you might have missed 2024-06-04 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Free, open-source cybersecurity tools have become indispensable to protecting individuals, organizations, and critical infrastructure from cyber threats. These tools are created through collaborative and transparent efforts, making them affordable and accessible alternatives to proprietary software. Here, you will find a

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NethSecurity: Open-source Linux firewall

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NethSecurity: Open-source Linux firewall 2024-06-03 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz NethSecurity is a free, open-source Linux firewall that simplifies network security deployment. It integrates various security features into one platform, including firewalling, intrusion detection and prevention, antivirus, multi-WAN, DNS, and content filtering. NethSecurity has an intuitive interface that delivers real-time insights and control over network

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Encrypted Notepad: Open-source text editor

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Encrypted Notepad: Open-source text editor 2024-05-31 at 06:33 By Mirko Zorz Encrypted Notepad, an open-source text editor, ensures your files are saved and loaded encrypted with AES-256. With no ads, no network connection required, and no unnecessary features, it’s a tool that simply works. “Like the Windows Notepad app, it has no features besides text

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RansomLord: Open-source anti-ransomware exploit tool

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RansomLord: Open-source anti-ransomware exploit tool 2024-05-29 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz RansomLord is an open-source tool that automates the creation of PE files, which are used to exploit ransomware pre-encryption. “I created RansomLord to demonstrate ransomware is not invincible, has vulnerabilities and its developers make mistakes and can write bad code just like everyone else,”

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Chronon: Open-source data platform for AI/ML applications

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Chronon: Open-source data platform for AI/ML applications 2024-05-27 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Chronon is an open-source, end-to-end feature platform designed for machine learning (ML) teams to build, deploy, manage, and monitor data pipelines for machine learning. Chronon enables you to harness all the data within your organization, including batch tables, event streams, and services,

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Fail2Ban: Ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors

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Fail2Ban: Ban hosts that cause multiple authentication errors 2024-05-24 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz Fail2Ban is an open-source tool that monitors log files, such as /var/log/auth.log, and blocks IP addresses that exhibit repeated failed login attempts. It does this by updating system firewall rules to reject new connections from those IP addresses for a configurable

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Authelia: Open-source authentication and authorization server

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Authelia: Open-source authentication and authorization server 2024-05-22 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz Authelia is an open-source authentication and authorization server that offers 2FA and SSO for applications through a web portal. It works alongside reverse proxies to permit, deny, or redirect requests. Authelia connects directly to the reverse proxy but never to the application backends.

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Critical Fluent Bit flaw affects major cloud platforms, tech companies’ offerings (CVE-2024-4323)

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Critical Fluent Bit flaw affects major cloud platforms, tech companies’ offerings (CVE-2024-4323) 2024-05-21 at 14:31 By Zeljka Zorz Tenable researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-4323) in Fluent Bit, a logging utility used by major cloud providers and tech companies, which may be leveraged for denial of service, information disclosure, or remote code execution. About

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Grafana: Open-source data visualization platform

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Grafana: Open-source data visualization platform 2024-05-20 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz Grafana is an open-source solution for querying, visualizing, alerting, and exploring metrics, logs, and traces regardless of where they are stored. Grafana provides tools to transform your time-series database (TSDB) data into meaningful graphs and visualizations. Additionally, its plugin framework lets you integrate various

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Critical Git vulnerability allows RCE when cloning repositories with submodules (CVE-2024-32002)

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Critical Git vulnerability allows RCE when cloning repositories with submodules (CVE-2024-32002) 2024-05-16 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz New versions of Git are out, with fixes for five vulnerabilities, the most critical (CVE-2024-32002) of which can be used by attackers to remotely execute code during a “clone” operation. About Git Git is a widely-popular distributed version

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Is an open-source AI vulnerability next?

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Is an open-source AI vulnerability next? 2024-05-16 at 08:31 By Help Net Security AI has captured widespread interest and offers numerous benefits. However, its rapid advancement and widespread adoption raise concerns, especially for those of us in cybersecurity. With so much interest, there are lots of insecure applications finding their way onto our devices and

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OWASP dep-scan: Open-source security and risk audit tool

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OWASP dep-scan: Open-source security and risk audit tool 2024-05-16 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz OWASP dep-scan is an open-source security and risk assessment tool that leverages information on vulnerabilities, advisories, and licensing restrictions for project dependencies. It supports local repositories and container images as input sources, making it suitable for integration with ASPM/VM platforms and

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BLint: Open-source tool to check the security properties of your executables

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BLint: Open-source tool to check the security properties of your executables 2024-05-14 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz BLint is a Binary Linter designed to evaluate your executables’ security properties and capabilities, utilizing LIEF for its operations. From version 2, BLint can also produce Software Bill-of-Materials (SBOM) for compatible binaries. BLint features “Several source code analysis

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Establishing a security baseline for open source projects

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Establishing a security baseline for open source projects 2024-05-13 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dana Wang, Chief Architect at OpenSSF, discusses the most significant barriers to improving open-source software security (OSS security) and opportunities for overcoming these challenges. The OpenSSF community has developed open-source security tools and projects, aiming

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