Product showcase: PrivacyHawk for iOS helps users track and remove personal data from data brokers 2026-01-20 at 08:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Every interaction online, from signing up for a newsletter to making a purchase, leaves a trace. These traces are collected by data brokers and resold to advertisers, analytics firms, or, in some cases, criminals […]
Bytebase: Open-source database DevOps tool 2026-01-19 at 09:19 By Sinisa Markovic Bytebase is a DevOps platform for managing database schema and data changes through a structured workflow. It provides a central place for teams to submit change requests, run reviews, and track executions across environments. The open-source edition is designed for organizations that want to
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CISO Assistant: Open-source cybersecurity management and GRC 2026-01-14 at 13:25 By Mirko Zorz CISO Assistant is an open-source governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform designed to help security teams document risks, controls, and framework alignment in a structured system. The community edition is maintained as a self-hosted tool for organizations that want direct access to
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Firmware scanning time, cost, and where teams run EMBA 2026-01-14 at 13:25 By Mirko Zorz Security teams that deal with connected devices often end up running long firmware scans overnight, checking progress in the morning, and trying to explain to colleagues why a single image consumed a workday of compute time. That routine sets the
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Product showcase: Orbot – Tor VPN for iOS 2026-01-14 at 07:43 By Anamarija Pogorelec Orbot for iOS is a free, open-source networking tool that routes supported app traffic through the Tor network. Developed by the Guardian Project, it is intended for users who want to reduce tracking and limit network-level monitoring on iPhone and iPad.
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Wine 11 brings major architectural work, synchronization changes, 600+ bug fixes 2026-01-14 at 02:03 By Anamarija Pogorelec Wine, originally short for “Wine Is Not an Emulator,” is a compatibility layer that allows Windows applications to run natively on POSIX-compliant operating systems, including Linux, macOS, and BSD. Rather than running a full copy of Windows or
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AuraInspector: Open-source tool to audit Salesforce Aura access control misconfigurations 2026-01-13 at 17:45 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google and its Mandiant threat intelligence unit have released AuraInspector, an open-source tool aimed at auditing data access paths in Salesforce Experience Cloud applications. The tool focuses on the Aura framework, which underpins many Salesforce user interfaces and plays
pfSense: Open-source firewall and routing platform 2026-01-12 at 08:33 By Sinisa Markovic Firewalls, VPN access, and traffic rules need steady attention, often with limited budgets and staff. In that context, the open source pfSense Community Edition (CE) continues to show up in production environments, supported by a long-standing user community. pfSense CE is the free,
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Product showcase: TrackerControl lets Android users see who’s tracking them 2026-01-09 at 08:34 By Anamarija Pogorelec TrackerControl is an open-source Android application designed to give users visibility into and control over the hidden data within mobile apps. Many apps routinely communicate with third-party services that collect information about usage. TrackerControl makes this activity visible and
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IPFire update brings new network and security features to firewall deployments 2026-01-08 at 10:57 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security and operations teams often work with firewall platforms that require frequent tuning or upgrades to meet evolving network demands. IPFire has released its 2.29 Core Update 199, aimed at network and protection teams that manage this open
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StackRox: Open-source Kubernetes security platform 2026-01-08 at 08:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security teams spend a lot of time stitching together checks across container images, running workloads, and deployment pipelines. The work often happens under time pressure, with engineers trying to keep clusters stable while meeting internal policy requirements. The StackRox open source project sits in
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OpenAEV: Open-source adversarial exposure validation platform 2026-01-05 at 08:02 By Sinisa Markovic OpenAEV is an open source platform designed to plan, run, and review cyber adversary simulation campaigns used by security teams. The project focuses on organizing exercises that blend technical actions with operational and human response elements, all managed through a single system. Scenarios
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Duplicati: Free, open-source backup client 2025-12-31 at 09:29 By Sinisa Markovic Duplicati is an open source backup client that creates encrypted, incremental, compressed backup sets and sends them to cloud storage services or remote file servers. What the project is and where it runs Duplicati operates as a client side application designed to back up
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Product showcase: RoboForm password manager for iOS 2025-12-30 at 08:41 By Anamarija Pogorelec RoboForm is a password manager that helps users store and manage login credentials, identities, and other sensitive information in one place. The app is available on macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS. It uses AES-256-bit encryption and a master password to protect stored
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Conjur: Open-source secrets management and application identity 2025-12-24 at 08:34 By Sinisa Markovic Conjur is an open-source secrets management project designed for environments built around containers, automation, and dynamic infrastructure. It focuses on controlling access to credentials such as database passwords, API keys, and tokens that applications need at runtime. The project is maintained in
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Anubis: Open-source web AI firewall to protect from scraper bots 2025-12-22 at 08:49 By Sinisa Markovic Anubis is an open-source tool designed to protect websites from automated scraping and abusive traffic by adding computational friction before a request is served. Maintained by TecharoHQ, the project targets a growing problem for site operators who want to
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Zabbix: Open-source IT and OT observability solution 2025-12-17 at 08:08 By Anamarija Pogorelec Zabbix is an open source monitoring platform designed to track the availability, performance, and integrity of IT environments. It monitors networks along with servers, virtual machines, applications, services, databases, websites, and cloud resources. For cybersecurity professionals, this visibility matters because operational issues
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Prometheus: Open-source metrics and monitoring systems and services 2025-12-15 at 08:43 By Anamarija Pogorelec Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting system built for environments where services change often and failures can spread fast. For security teams and DevOps engineers, it has become a common way to track system behavior, spot early warning signs, and
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40 open-source tools redefining how security teams secure the stack 2025-12-11 at 09:07 By Anamarija Pogorelec Open source security software has become a key way for teams to get flexibility, transparency, and capability without licensing costs. The free tools in this roundup address problems security teams deal with, from managing large environments to catching misconfigurations
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UTMStack: Open-source unified threat management platform 2025-12-10 at 08:52 By Sinisa Markovic UTMStack is an open-source unified threat management platform that brings SIEM and XDR features into one system. The project focuses on real time correlation of log data, threat intelligence, and malware activity patterns gathered from different sources. The goal is to help organizations
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