Ex-GitHub Engineers Raise $20M to Enhance Pen-Testing with AI-Powered XBOW

A team of former GitHub engineers has secured $20 million in venture capital funding from Sequoia to build AI-powered security tools.
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Managing cyberattack fallout: Financial and operational damage

In this Help Net Security, Ashley Harrington, Director of Cybersecurity at Aspida, discusses the impact of cyberattack on business operations and financial health. Beyond immediate disruptions and financial burdens, cyber incident can severely damage a… Continue reading Managing cyberattack fallout: Financial and operational damage

Secator: Open-source pentesting Swiss army knife

Secator is an open-source task and workflow runner tailored for security assessments. It facilitates the use of numerous security tools and aims to enhance the efficiency of pen testers and security researchers. Secator features Curated list of command… Continue reading Secator: Open-source pentesting Swiss army knife

Solving the systemic problem of recurring vulnerabilities

In this Help Net Security video, Dr. Pedram Hayati, CEO at SecDim, and Fil Filiposki, founder of AttackForge, discuss how the two companies have formed a strategic collaboration to tackle the major challenge of resurfacing vulnerabilities. By integrati… Continue reading Solving the systemic problem of recurring vulnerabilities

Sniffnet: Free, open-source network monitoring

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, regardl… Continue reading Sniffnet: Free, open-source network monitoring

Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates

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 en… Continue reading Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates

Establishing a security baseline for open source projects

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 d… Continue reading Establishing a security baseline for open source projects

Nmap 7.95 released: New OS and service detection signatures

Nmap is a free, open-source tool for network discovery and security auditing. It’s valued by systems and network administrators for network inventory, managing service upgrade schedules, and monitoring host or service uptime. Nmap identifies avai… Continue reading Nmap 7.95 released: New OS and service detection signatures

How workforce reductions affect cybersecurity postures

In its State of Pentesting Report, Cobalt reveals an industry struggling to balance the use of AI and protecting against it, while facing significant resource and staffing constraints. Pentesting plays a key role in addressing this challenge, equipping… Continue reading How workforce reductions affect cybersecurity postures