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Top Open Source Security Tools

eSecurity Planet

But that success and the openness inherent in the community have led to a major challenge – security. Therefore, any security vulnerabilities are disclosed publicly. This has given rise to a large number of open source security tools. However, the tools themselves vary considerably in scope, sophistication, and function.

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GUEST ESSAY: Marshaling automated cybersecurity tools to defend automated attacks

The Last Watchdog

Cybersecurity tools evolve towards leveraging machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) at ever deeper levels, and that’s of course a good thing. Sophisticated tools were employed to auto generate content that compelled users to respond. Related: Business logic hacks plague websites. Accelerate time-sensitive processes.

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MITRE Expands Security Testing to Services, Deception Tools & More

eSecurity Planet

MITRE is moving beyond its well-regarded endpoint security evaluations and will soon be testing other security services and products. First up will be deception tools. Rather, they demonstrate how each vendor handles threat detection using the ATT&CK knowledge base. Tests Aren’t Competitive.

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RSAC insights: ‘SaaS security posture management’ — SSPM — has emerged as a networking must-have

The Last Watchdog

Related: Managed security services catch on. Companies now reach for SaaS apps for clerical chores, conferencing, customer relationship management, human resources, salesforce automation, supply chain management, web content creation and much more, even security. Here are the key takeaways: Shrugging off security.

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MY TAKE: Sophos X-Ops advances internal, external threat intelligence sharing to the next level

The Last Watchdog

I had the chance to discuss this with Christopher Budd , director of Sophos X-Ops , the company’s cross-operational task force of security defenders. Budd explained how Sophos X-Ops is designed to dismantle security silos internally, while also facilitating external sharing, for the greater good. Here are my takeaways.

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RSAC insights: Security Compass leverages automation to weave security deeper into SecOps

The Last Watchdog

In this heady environment, the idea of attempting to infuse a dollop of security into new software products — from inception — seems almost quaint. History of product security. As a nod to security, nominal static analysis and maybe a bit of penetration testing gets done just prior to meeting a tight deployment deadline.

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Fat Patch Tuesday, February 2024 Edition

Krebs on Security

today pushed software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related products, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. Microsoft Corp. msi) that in turn unloads a remote access trojan (RAT) onto infected Windows systems.

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