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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical Port Scanners

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Here’s our verdict on the best graphical port scanners.

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Notation – sign and verify software artifacts

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Notation is a command-line tool for signing and verifying container images and other artifacts stored in OCI registries.

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Syd – configurable application sandbox for Linux

September 27, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Syd is a Linux application sandbox using seccomp, Landlock and namespaces to control filesystem, network and process behaviour.

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in-toto – framework for software supply chain integrity

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

in-toto protects software supply chains by recording signed metadata for each step and checking the result against a defined layout.

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cosign – sign and verify software artifacts with Sigstore

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

cosign signs and verifies containers, binaries and other software artifacts using Sigstore, keys, identities and transparency logs.

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NsJail – process isolation and sandboxing utility

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

NsJail is a process isolation tool designed to run applications inside tightly controlled environments.

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bubblewrap – low-level unprivileged sandboxing tool

September 26, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

bubblewrap is a low-level Linux sandboxing tool for constructing restricted process environments with namespaces, bind mounts and seccomp.

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22 Best Free and Open Source CLI Data Hashing Tools

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula that produces a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Network Security

10 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Data Hashing Tools

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula to produce a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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knife – reverse engineering toolkit for binary analysis

September 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security, TUI

knife is a reverse engineering toolkit for static analysis of PE, ELF and Mach-O binaries, with disassembly, triage and auditing.

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sbomnix – generate Software Bills of Materials for Nix

September 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

sbomnix generates CycloneDX and SPDX Software Bills of Materials for Nix flakes and store paths, with dependency and metadata analysis.

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CycloneDX CLI – command-line toolkit for BOM documents

September 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

CycloneDX CLI analyzes, converts, merges, signs, verifies and validates BOM documents, with support for CycloneDX and SPDX formats.

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Anti-Malware Tools

4 Best Free and Open Source Malware Sandboxes

September 22, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Discover free and open source malware sandboxes for static and dynamic analysis of suspicious software.

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Security

Capstone – multi-architecture disassembly framework

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Capstone is a lightweight multi-architecture disassembly framework with detailed instruction metadata, and numerous bindings.

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bom – create, view and transform Software Bills of Materials

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

bom is a command-line SBOM multitool for creating, viewing and transforming SPDX documents from files, directories and container images.

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Vulnerability Detection

Pharos – static binary analysis framework

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Pharos is a static binary analysis framework with tools for API analysis, C++ object recovery, function hashing and YARA signature generation.

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Encryption

disk-encryption-tool – encrypt existing Linux storage with LUKS

September 21, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

disk-encryption-tool converts existing Linux storage to LUKS encryption, with Btrfs and swap handling, initrd integration and key management.

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Security

Miasm – reverse engineering framework for binary analysis

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Miasm is a reverse engineering framework offering binary parsing, assembly, disassembly, emulation, symbolic execution and code analysis.

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OSS Review Toolkit – automate open source compliance

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

ORT automates dependency analysis, license compliance, vulnerability checks, policy evaluation and Software Bill of Materials generation.

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Google Alternatives

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Google Authenticator

September 20, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Discover the best free and open source alternatives to Google Authenticator for secure two-factor authentication and OTP codes.

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