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Vulnerability reports are arriving faster than GitHub can review them

Across the open source world, people are reporting software flaws in record numbers, and the systems built to verify those reports are straining under the weight. The GitHub Advisory Database, which feeds automated security alerts to millions of projects, has reached a point where some new advisories take weeks to publish. In May 2026, the database published 1,560 reviewed advisories, the most in its history and several times its usual monthly output. The volume still … More → The post Vulnerability reports are arriving faster than GitHub can review them appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: June 2026

Presented here is a curated selection of noteworthy open-source cybersecurity solutions that have drawn recognition for their ability to enhance security postures across diverse settings. OWASP Agent Memory Guard: Stop AI agents from being weaponized through their own memory AI agents keep memory across sessions. Conversation history, vector stores, scratchpads, and RAG indexes persist between runs, and anything written into that store becomes a privileged input the agent reads back later. An attacker who plants … More → The post Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: June 2026 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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WSL containers now build and run Linux workloads on Windows

Containers power a large share of cloud-native applications, AI workloads, and testing and deployment pipelines. Developers working on Windows have long pulled in third-party software to build and run them. That step becomes optional with WSL containers, a feature that arrived at Microsoft Build 2026 and reached public preview in the pre-release version of the Windows Subsystem for Linux, build 2.9.3. Installation runs through wsl –update –pre-release or a direct download from GitHub. WSL containers … More → The post WSL containers now build and run Linux workloads on Windows appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Half the defense base still builds security around compliance

CMMC requirements are appearing in defense contracts and moving down through supplier networks to thousands of companies new to this kind of compliance work. Many run on limited budgets with lean security teams. The picture comes from nearly 900 defense contractors, C3PAOs, federal suppliers, and cybersecurity professionals who attended the 2026 Secureframe National Cybersecurity Summit. Where CMMC adoption stands Adoption varies across the defense industrial base. A small share have completed third-party certification at Level … More → The post Half the defense base still builds security around compliance appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: June 30, 2026

AI Offensive Security Engineer AGAPI | UAE | On-site – View job details As an AI Offensive Security Engineer, you will leverage AI and LLMs to accelerate offensive security research, exploit development, vulnerability discovery, and security automation. You will validate AI-generated findings through manual testing, conduct authorized security assessments, and produce high-quality technical reports and remediation guidance. AVP, Enterprise Authentication & Directory Services Synchrony | USA | Hybrid – View job details As an AVP, … More → The post Cybersecurity jobs available right now: June 30, 2026 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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