Topic
Open-source startups tagged #cybersecurity
10 open-source startups in this directory carry the GitHub topic #cybersecurity. 8 pushed code in the last 30 days, 1 has been quiet for 31–120 days, 1 has not pushed in over 120 days or is archived. Topics are set by each repository’s own maintainers, so this is what those projects chose to call themselves rather than a category we assigned.
Ship status
8 of 10 pushed in the last 30 days.
The list
All 10, most-starred first.
The last column is the most recent push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one.
| Project | What it does | Stars | Ship status | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Open-source AI penetration testing tool to find and fix your app’s vulnerabilities. | 68K | Still shipping | ||
Shannon is an AI pentester for web applications and APIs. It analyzes your source code, identifies attack vectors, and executes real exploits to prove vulnerabilities before they reach production. | 48.8K | Still shipping | ||
SpiderFoot automates OSINT for threat intelligence and mapping your attack surface. | 23.3K | Gone silent | ||
SafeLine is a self-hosted WAF(Web Application Firewall) / reverse proxy to protect your web apps from attacks and exploits. | 22.7K | Still shipping | ||
Wazuh - The Open Source Security Platform. Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads. | 17.2K | Still shipping | ||
Open-source IDS/IPS, WAF and bot detection for Linux, Windows, Docker and Kubernetes, with a crowdsourced blocklist of malicious IPs. | 15.1K | Still shipping | ||
A lightweight, cryptography-powered, open-source toolkit built to enforce Zero Trust security for infrastructure, applications, and data in the AI-driven world. | 13.9K | Still shipping | ||
Automated penetration testing & attack surface management platform. Recon, scan, exploit, report — 600+ exploits, 90+ integrations, 10K+ detections. | 11.4K | Slowed | ||
🛡️ Open-source and cloud-native Web Application Firewall (WAF) | 11.1K | Still shipping | ||
Open Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform | 10.1K | Still shipping |
Related collections
Sideways from here.
The 8 largest other topics in the directory, then the other ways to slice it.