The Rise of AI-Driven Pentesting: 8 Open-Source Tools Security Teams Should Watch in 2026

Traditional penetration testing tools have long relied on predefined rules and repetitive scanning logic. While effective for known vulnerabilities, these tools often fail to adapt to dynamic environments or uncover complex, chained exploits. Now, with the emergence of AI-powered autonomous agents, the game is changing. Modern AI pentesting tools can: Understand application behavior Adjust attack strategies … Read more

OSINT SIGNALS: Before the Rug Pulls, the Internet Already Knew

Author: Berend Watchus. Independent non profit AI & Cyber Sec Researcher. March 14, 2026. [Publication for OSINT TEAM] https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11324 LROO Rug Pull Detector: A Leakage-Resistant Framework Based on On-Chain and OSINT Signals Researchers at Ilam University and VAISR Research Group recently published a rug pull detection framework that quietly confirms something OSINT practitioners have long suspected: … Read more

The Iran Conflict and What It Means for Cybersecurity in Asia and Everywhere Else

If you have been following the news — and if you are in cybersecurity, you absolutely should be — you already know that February 28, 2026 was a turning point. The joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran under what is being called Operation Epic Fury killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and decimated key IRGC leadership. Almost immediately, Iran responded … Read more

Ghost in the Pipeline: CI/CD as the New Perimeter

Why modern pentesters are ignoring the app and going straight for GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and ArgoCD . The App Is No Longer the Target Imagine you could spend hours picking the front door lock… or you could just walk through the unlocked back door that the construction crew left open . That’s basically what’s happening in modern hacking. While … Read more

UTCTF 2026 Writeups | InferiorAK

These are some of my Writeups from my recent CTF, UTCTF 2026 where I shared my thoughts and approaches on how I overcame the given problems. My Solves x All solved by my Team Integrated Hawkers I also participated in last year’s UTCTF, UTCTF 2025. It was really exciting and so now. Here are my … Read more

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