Latest Linux Security Tools Updates

OpenVAS is a framework of several services and tools offering a vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution.

OpenSSL is an open source project and provides a toolkit for Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocols.

MISP is short for Malware Information Sharing Platform. It helps with sharing threat data which can be used by defenders and malware researchers.

Cppcheck is a static code analysis tool for C and C++ code. It helps to discover bugs that would not be picked up by compilers, yet avoid any false positives.

Angr is a security tool written in Python to allow analyzing binaries. It provides a combination of static and dynamic analysis.

Prowler is a security tool to perform security audits on AWS configurations. It helps to find configuration flaws and improve system hardening.

The r2frida project combines the best of both worlds from Radare2 and Frida. Where Radare2 focuses on static analysis of binaries and files, Frida will target running processes. This project combines the powers of both.

UPX is tool to pack several executable formats. It is free, portable, and extendable, and well-known.

Kube-Bench is a security tool to perform a configuration audit of Kubernetes installations. It can be used to find flaws and improve system hardening.

Frida is a toolkit for reverse engineers, security researchers, and developers. It allows them injecting JavaScript to explore and understand the inner workings of applications on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and others.

Cowrie is a honeypot to emulate SSH and telnet services. It can be used to learn attack methods and as an additional layer for security monitoring.

Gosec is a security tool that performs a static code analysis for Golang projects for security flaws. Read how it works in this review.

Maltrail monitors for traffic on the network that might indicate system compromise or other bad behavior. It is great for intrusion detection and monitoring.

Pshtt is a security tool to scan domains for the usage of HTTPS and applying best practices in their web configuration.

Safety is a security tool to scan software dependencies and see which ones are possibly vulnerable. See the review and how the tool works.