Category: Open Source & Tools

Azul: Large-Scale Open-Source Malware Analysis Framework Released by ASD

Executive Summary The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has released Azul, an open-source malware analysis platform designed for large-scale operational environments including national CERTs, government cyber teams, and large enterprise SOCs. Azul provides a structured malware repository, an automated analytical engine derived from reverse engineering workflows, and a clustering framework powered by Opensearch. The platform is…

RPM 6.0.0: how I actually secure my open-source supply chain

When I talk about open-source security, I’m not talking ideology—I’m talking measurable trust. The RPM 6.0.0 release (September 22, 2025) finally gives me solid building blocks for what I expect from a modern package system: locking down the trust chain, tracing artifact provenance precisely, and handling key rotations without breaking production. Why this release changes…

Microsoft Releases Guidance on High-Severity Vulnerability (CVE-2025-53786) in Hybrid Exchange Deployments

On August 6, 2025, Microsoft and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) sounded the alarm on a newly disclosed high-severity vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange Server in hybrid deployment scenarios. Tracked as CVE-2025-53786, the flaw allows a threat actor with administrative access to an on-premises Exchange server to escalate privileges in the organization’s Exchange…