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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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Critical SimpleHelp vulnerabilities fixed, update your server instances!

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Critical SimpleHelp vulnerabilities fixed, update your server instances! 2025-01-16 at 17:04 By Zeljka Zorz If you’re an organization using SimpleHelp for your remote IT support/access needs, you should update or patch your server installation without delay, to fix security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by remote attackers to execute code on the underlying host. About

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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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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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Wireshark 4.4.3 released: Updated protocol support, bug fixes

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Wireshark 4.4.3 released: Updated protocol support, bug fixes 2025-01-09 at 11:07 By Help Net Security Wireshark, the popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 4.4.3. Wireshark offers deep inspection across hundreds of protocols, live and offline analysis, and display filters. With multi-platform support, VoIP analysis, and capture file compatibility, it’s perfect for professionals seeking intuitive

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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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Making the most of cryptography, now and in the future

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Making the most of cryptography, now and in the future 2025-01-07 at 08:03 By Help Net Security Enterprise cryptography faces risks beyond just the advent of quantum computers. For starters, there is no guarantee that the traditional algorithms have not been broken. Though we believe that it is “unlikely” they can be, the reality is

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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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Open source worldwide: Critical maintenance gaps exposed

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Open source worldwide: Critical maintenance gaps exposed 2025-01-07 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Lineaje recently released a report identifying the US and Russia as the leading generators of open-source projects, with both countries also having the highest numbers of anonymous open-source contributions. In this Help Net Security video, Nick Mistry, SVP and CISO of

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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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Why software is the key to FI risk management

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Why software is the key to FI risk management 2024-12-31 at 07:33 By Help Net Security Risk management is important, but it’s not always exciting. Many risk professionals still rely on spreadsheets and manual methods despite the availability of better options. Excel is familiar and cost-effective. Some spreadsheets are handy for certain risk management activities.

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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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reconFTW: Open-source reconnaissance automation

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reconFTW: Open-source reconnaissance automation 2024-12-30 at 07:05 By Help Net Security reconFTW is an open-source tool that simplifies and automates the reconnaissance process, delivering subdomain enumeration, vulnerability assessment, and gathering intelligence about a target. Using various techniques — such as passive and brute-force methods, permutations, certificate transparency analysis, source code scraping, analytics tracking, and DNS

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Service disruptions continue to blindside businesses

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Service disruptions continue to blindside businesses 2024-12-26 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Service disruptions remain a critical concern for IT and business executives, with 88% of respondents saying they believe another major incident will occur in the next 12 months, according to PagerDuty. PagerDuty surveyed 1,000 IT and business executives who were director level

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Evilginx: Open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework

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Evilginx: Open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework 2024-12-23 at 07:37 By Mirko Zorz Evilginx is an open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework designed to phish login credentials and session cookies, enabling attackers to bypass 2FA safeguards. “Back in 2017, I was experimenting with extracting cookies from one browser and importing them into another. I realized this technique could effectively

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What open source means for cybersecurity

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What open source means for cybersecurity 2024-12-23 at 06:03 By Help Net Security With outdated and inadequately maintained components, along with insecure dependencies, the open-source ecosystem presents numerous risks that could expose organizations to threats. In this article, you will find excerpts from 2024 open-source security reports that can help your organization strengthen its software

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Vanir: Open-source security patch validation for Android

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Vanir: Open-source security patch validation for Android 2024-12-18 at 06:34 By Help Net Security Google’s open-source tool Vanir enables Android developers to quickly scan custom platform code for missing or applicable security patches. By automating patch validation, Vanir helps OEMs deliver critical security updates faster, enhancing the security of the Android ecosystem. Vanir uses source-code-based

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Trapster Community: Open-source, low-interaction honeypot

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Trapster Community: Open-source, low-interaction honeypot 2024-12-16 at 06:33 By Mirko Zorz Trapster Community is an open-source, lightweight, low-interaction honeypot designed for deployment within internal networks. It enhances network security by creating a deceptive layer that monitors and detects suspicious activities. “Our reengineered approach leverages the asyncio library, breaking away from the norm of Twisted, to

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FuzzyAI: Open-source tool for automated LLM fuzzing

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FuzzyAI: Open-source tool for automated LLM fuzzing 2024-12-13 at 07:36 By Help Net Security FuzzyAI is an open-source framework that helps organizations identify and address AI model vulnerabilities in cloud-hosted and in-house AI models, like guardrail bypassing and harmful output generation. FuzzyAI offers organizations a systematic approach to testing AI models against various adversarial inputs,

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Tackling software vulnerabilities with smarter developer strategies

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Tackling software vulnerabilities with smarter developer strategies 2024-12-13 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Karl Mattson, CISO at Endor Labs, discusses strategies for enhancing secure software development. Mattson covers how developers can address vulnerabilities in complex systems, ways organizations can better support secure coding practices, and the role of languages

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