Category: Help Net Security

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2025

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Kunai: Open-source threat hunting tool for Linux Kunai is an open-source tool that provides deep and precise event monitoring for Linux environments.…

Debunking 5 myths about network automation

Imagine you’re a network engineer at an enterprise. You already have your hands full with IT priorities, including managing bandwidth related to working from home, the company’s new data center, and, more recently, computing needs to support AI adoption. Additionally,…

What cybersecurity pros read for fun

While cybersecurity pros spend much of their time immersed in technical reports, risk assessments, and policy documents, fiction offers a refreshing perspective on security and hacking. Great cyber-themed novels can teach lessons on human psychology, cyber warfare, and the ethics…

Hundreds of GitHub repos served up malware for years

Kaspersky researchers have unearthed an extensive and long-running malware delivery campaign that exploited users’ propensity for downloading code from GitHub and using it without first verifying whether it’s malicious. “Over the course of the GitVenom campaign, the threat actors behind…

Pentera Cyber Pulse identifies new threats and vulnerabilities

Pentera has unveiled Cyber Pulse, a new mechanism to update the Pentera platform with the latest vulnerabilities and attack techniques from the Pentera research team. Cyber Pulse delivers a continuous stream of new cyber exposure validation capabilities, enabling organizations to…

Seal OS fixes vulnerabilities in Linux operating systems

Seal Security launched Seal OS, a solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux operating systems and application code. Seal OS delivers long-term support for a wide range of Linux distributions, encompassing Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux,…

Dalfox: Open-source XSS scanner

DalFox is an open-source tool for automating the detection of XSS vulnerabilities. With powerful testing capabilities and a wide range of features, it makes scanning, analyzing parameters, and verifying vulnerabilities faster and easier. “The uniqueness of Dalfox lies in its…

How enterprise leaders can secure and govern agentic AI

In this Help Net Security video, Nataraj Nagaratnam, an IBM Fellow and CTO for Cloud Security, discusses enterprises’ steps to lay a secure foundation for agentic AI deployments. Recent research from IBM and Morning Consult shows that 99% of developers…

Halcyon RDR boosts ransomware protection for organizations

Halcyon announced Halcyon Ransomware Detection and Recovery (RDR), a no-cost integrated service that is now included with every deployment of the Halcyon Anti-Ransomware Platform. Most 24/7 threat monitoring and response services are not included with software platform purchases and are…

Legit context turns raw data into actionable insights

By providing full context around both the application and the development environment, Legit’s ASPM platform empowers CISOs and their team to find, fix, and prevent the application vulnerabilities driving the greatest business risk. The release of Legit context follows on…