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Tools worth keeping. Some I host directly here as mirrors so they survive if the source disappears — those are tagged Direct. The rest link out to the vendor, tagged Link. Cost is always labeled: Free or Paid. No affiliate, ever.

Direct mirrors 1

Kept on the server in case upstream takes them down — direct download, no redirect.

EXAMPLE — mirror installer (replace me)

free Direct

Self-hosted mirror. Drop the real file in apps/dev/public/dl/ and update this entry. This is where Joe keeps installers in case upstream removes them.

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Terminal & shell 8

Ghostty

free Link

GPU-accelerated, native, fast. The terminal i actually open.

macOS · Linux zero config, real native feel.
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WezTerm

free Link

Lua-configurable cross-platform terminal. Fallback when Ghostty isn't available.

macOS · Linux · Windows best multi-mux config story in the business.
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tmux

free Link

Terminal multiplexer. Surviving SSH disconnects since forever.

macOS · Linux pair with tpm and you're set for life.
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Starship

free Link

Cross-shell prompt. Fast, configurable, looks good out of the box.

macOS · Linux · Windows toml config, instant startup.
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fzf

free Link

Command-line fuzzy finder. Ctrl-R will never feel slow again.

macOS · Linux · Windows pipe anything into it. anything.
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ripgrep (rg)

free Link

grep replacement. Faster than you'd believe.

macOS · Linux · Windows respects .gitignore by default.
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bat

free Link

cat with syntax highlighting and git integration.

macOS · Linux · Windows alias cat=bat. you'll never look back.
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eza

free Link

Modern ls. Colors, git status, tree mode.

macOS · Linux the maintained fork of exa.
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Editors & IDEs 4

Neovim

free Link

Modal editing the way it should be. LSP, treesitter, the lot.

macOS · Linux · Windows lazyvim or kickstart.nvim to start.
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Visual Studio Code

free Link

The big tent editor. Extensions ecosystem nobody can match.

macOS · Linux · Windows remote ssh + dev containers.
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Cursor

free Link

VSCode fork with AI baked in. Tab autocomplete that actually understands context.

macOS · Linux · Windows composer mode for multi-file edits.
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Zed

free Link

Rust-native editor from the Atom alumni. Insanely fast.

macOS · Linux real-time collab without lag.
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Security & recon 18

Burp Suite Pro

paid Link

The intercepting proxy. Pro tier unlocks the scanner and extensions you actually want.

macOS · Linux · Windows worth the license, no question.
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Caido

free Link

Modern web proxy. Lighter than Burp. Workflows are first-class.

macOS · Linux · Windows the burp alternative i actually reach for now.
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Nuclei

free Link

Template-based vulnerability scanner. Community templates ship daily.

macOS · Linux · Windows low false-positive rate when tuned.
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ProjectDiscovery suite

free Link

subfinder, httpx, naabu, katana — the recon backbone.

macOS · Linux every tool composable via stdin/stdout.
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Ghidra

free Link

NSA-built reverse engineering platform. Free IDA Pro competitor.

macOS · Linux · Windows decompiler that doesn't crash.
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Wireshark

free Link

Network protocol analyzer. The ground truth when nothing else makes sense.

macOS · Linux · Windows still the GOAT.
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T-Pot

free Link

All-in-one honeypot platform. The basis for Joe's honeypots.

Linux 20+ honeypots in one docker compose.
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nmap

free Link

The scanner. Host discovery, port states, service/version, NSE scripts.

macOS · Linux · Windows still the first thing i run.
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masscan

free Link

Internet-scale port scanner. Whole /0 in minutes if your link can take it.

Linux · Windows nmap syntax, asynchronous transmit.
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OWASP Amass

free Link

Attack-surface mapping and subdomain enumeration done right.

macOS · Linux · Windows passive + active, one tool.
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ffuf

free Link

Fast web fuzzer. Content discovery, vhosts, parameters.

macOS · Linux · Windows FUZZ keyword goes anywhere.
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gobuster

free Link

Directory, DNS and vhost brute-forcer in Go.

macOS · Linux · Windows the dependable workhorse.
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sqlmap

free Link

Automatic SQL injection and database takeover.

macOS · Linux · Windows do not point it at things you don't own.
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OWASP ZAP

free Link

Free web app proxy/scanner. The open alternative when Burp Pro isn't around.

macOS · Linux · Windows good CI integration.
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Shodan

free Link

Search engine for exposed devices and services.

Web know what's facing the internet before they do.
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Maltego

free Link

Link-analysis and OSINT graphing. Community edition is free.

macOS · Linux · Windows entities and transforms, visualised.
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theHarvester

free Link

Emails, subdomains, hosts and names from public sources.

macOS · Linux · Windows recon starting point.
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Kali Linux

free Link

The distro. Hundreds of tools, preconfigured, maintained.

Linux i run it 24/7 on namek.
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Offensive & red team 15

Metasploit Framework

free Link

The exploitation framework. Modules, payloads, post-ex.

macOS · Linux · Windows the lingua franca of offense.
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Sliver

free Link

Open-source cross-platform C2. The serious free Cobalt Strike alternative.

macOS · Linux · Windows mTLS, wireguard, multiplayer.
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Havoc

free Link

Modern malleable C2 framework with a clean operator UI.

Linux · Windows demon agent is slick.
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Mythic

free Link

Plugin-based C2 with a browser UI. Bring your own agent.

macOS · Linux docker-native, very extensible.
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Cobalt Strike

paid Link

The commercial red-team standard. Beacon, malleable C2.

Windows · Linux licensed and gatekept — for good reason.
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BloodHound CE

free Link

Active Directory attack-path mapping. Community Edition.

macOS · Linux · Windows find the shortest path to domain admin.
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NetExec

free Link

Network swiss-army knife (the maintained CrackMapExec successor).

macOS · Linux · Windows smb/winrm/ldap/mssql in one.
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Impacket

free Link

Python classes for network protocols. secretsdump, psexec, ntlmrelayx.

macOS · Linux · Windows half of AD tradecraft is built on this.
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Responder

free Link

LLMNR/NBT-NS/MDNS poisoner and rogue auth server.

Linux the classic first-five-minutes-on-the-LAN move.
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mimikatz

free Link

Windows credential extraction. The reason you rotate krbtgt.

Windows study it to defend against it.
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Hashcat

free Link

World's fastest password recovery. GPU-accelerated.

macOS · Linux · Windows know your own crackability.
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John the Ripper

free Link

The other cracker. Jumbo build covers everything.

macOS · Linux · Windows great for oddball hash types.
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Aircrack-ng

free Link

Wi-Fi security auditing suite. Capture, crack, replay.

macOS · Linux · Windows WPA handshakes, the honest way.
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MITRE Caldera

free Link

Automated adversary emulation mapped to ATT&CK.

macOS · Linux · Windows red and purple teams both use it.
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Atomic Red Team

free Link

Small, portable ATT&CK technique tests. Validate detections.

macOS · Linux · Windows run an atomic, watch your SIEM.
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DFIR & threat hunting 21

THOR

paid Link

Full compromise-assessment scanner. Thousands of hand-crafted YARA/Sigma rules.

Windows · Linux · macOS the gold standard for live-system hunting.
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THOR Lite

free Link

Free IOC and YARA scanner with the open signature base.

Windows · Linux · macOS start here, then earn the full set.
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Aurora Agent

paid Link

Lightweight Sigma-based endpoint agent. Real-time detection, your rules.

Windows EDR-grade signal without the EDR price.
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Aurora Lite Agent

free Link

Free Aurora agent on the open Sigma rule set.

Windows throw it on a box and watch.
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ASGARD Management Center

paid Link

Schedule, configure and manage scans across the whole fleet.

Linux THOR at infrastructure scale.
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Valhalla

paid Link

Curated high-quality YARA/Sigma rule feed. Thousands, hand-made.

Web detection rules from people who hunt for a living.
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LOKI

free Link

Free simple IOC and YARA scanner. The original from Florian Roth.

Windows · Linux · macOS the gateway drug to compromise assessment.
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YARA

free Link

Pattern-matching for malware researchers. Write rules, hunt files.

macOS · Linux · Windows the rule language everything speaks.
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Sigma

free Link

Generic detection rule format. Write once, convert to any SIEM.

macOS · Linux · Windows portable detections, finally.
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Velociraptor

free Link

Endpoint visibility and DFIR at scale. VQL hunts across the fleet.

macOS · Linux · Windows incident response superpower.
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Volatility 3

free Link

Memory forensics framework. Pull secrets and rootkits out of RAM.

macOS · Linux · Windows the memory dump never lies.
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Suricata

free Link

High-performance IDS/IPS and network security monitoring.

macOS · Linux · Windows rules + flow + file extraction.
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Zeek

free Link

Network analysis framework. Rich connection logs, not just alerts.

macOS · Linux the data you wish you'd kept.
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Arkime

free Link

Full-packet capture, indexing and search at scale.

Linux pcap you can actually query.
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CyberChef

free Link

The cyber swiss-army knife. Decode, deobfuscate, transform, in the browser.

Web GCHQ's gift to analysts.
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Sysinternals Suite

free Link

Procmon, Autoruns, Procexp and friends. Windows internals, exposed.

Windows first thing on any Windows box.
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Eric Zimmerman's Tools

free Link

The DFIR artifact toolkit — MFTECmd, KAPE, Registry Explorer.

Windows Windows forensics, weaponised.
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Autopsy

free Link

Open-source digital forensics platform on top of Sleuth Kit.

Windows · Linux · macOS disk images, triaged.
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Wazuh

free Link

Open-source XDR/SIEM. Agents, detections, compliance.

macOS · Linux · Windows a real SIEM you can self-host.
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Security Onion

free Link

Free Linux distro for IDS, NSM and log management.

Linux Suricata + Zeek + Elastic, batteries included.
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MISP

free Link

Threat-intelligence sharing platform. IOCs with context.

Linux stop tracking indicators in spreadsheets.
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Cloud & infra 5

OrbStack

free Link

Docker Desktop replacement. Faster, lighter, also runs linux VMs.

macOS the macOS dev container experience finally fixed.
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Terraform

free Link

Infra as code. The default for multi-cloud.

macOS · Linux · Windows plan output is a contract.
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OpenTofu

free Link

Terraform's open-source fork. License-resilient.

macOS · Linux · Windows drop-in for terraform with a future.
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k9s

free Link

Kubernetes TUI. Navigate clusters without kubectl carpal tunnel.

macOS · Linux · Windows best k8s tool, period.
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Lens

free Link

Kubernetes IDE. When you need a UI, this is it.

macOS · Linux · Windows the right tool for the demo.
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Networking & VPN 3

Tailscale

free Link

WireGuard mesh that just works. Zero config, real SSO.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android free tier covers a small lab.
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Cloudflare WARP

free Link

Free fast VPN-ish layer using Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 backbone.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android useful when you don't need full vpn.
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Mullvad VPN

paid Link

Privacy-first VPN. No accounts, flat fee, pay in cash if you want.

macOS · Linux · Windows the only vpn i'd write a check for.
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Productivity 5

Raycast

free Link

Spotlight replacement on creatine. Extensions for everything.

macOS ai + window mgmt + clipboard history in one ⌘-space.
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Rectangle

free Link

Window management with keyboard shortcuts. Free alternative to Magnet.

macOS snap-to-edge that actually feels native.
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1Password

paid Link

Password manager. Worth every cent for SSH key delegation alone.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android the only secret store i trust on my main laptop.
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Bitwarden

free Link

Open-source password manager. Self-hostable.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android the right answer if you can't justify 1password.
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Numi

free Link

Notepad calculator. 'how many days until friday' just works.

macOS the math tool i actually use.
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Media & creative 4

Figma

free Link

Collaborative design tool. The default for UI/UX.

macOS · Linux · Windows browser-first means no version sync drama.
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Excalidraw

free Link

Hand-drawn diagrams. The whiteboard tool.

macOS · Linux · Windows · Web self-host or use online. instant.
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Affinity Photo / Designer

paid Link

One-time purchase Photoshop/Illustrator. No subscription.

macOS · Windows buy-once, use-forever, real apps.
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Davinci Resolve

free Link

Pro video editing for free (Studio is paid). Color, audio, fusion.

macOS · Linux · Windows the free tier alone is better than most paid editors.
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Notes & knowledge 3

Obsidian

free Link

Local-first markdown notes. Backlinks, graph, plugins.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android your second brain owns its files.
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Logseq

free Link

Outliner-first PKM. Open source, local-first.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android great daily journal flow.
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Anki

free Link

Spaced repetition flashcards. For the things you want to actually remember.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android the only study tool that survives years.
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Developer utilities 6

OrbStack

free Link

(See cloud) — the fast docker replacement on mac.

macOS lightning quick.
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mise

free Link

Polyglot tool version manager. Replaces asdf + nvm + pyenv + rbenv.

macOS · Linux one tool, ten language toolchains.
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uv

free Link

10–100x faster Python package manager from Astral. Replaces pip + venv + pipx.

macOS · Linux · Windows python tooling finally got fast.
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Bun

free Link

Fast all-in-one JS runtime, bundler, package manager.

macOS · Linux · Windows drop-in node speedup.
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gh CLI

free Link

GitHub from the terminal. PRs, issues, releases, gists.

macOS · Linux · Windows extensions make it scary good.
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lazygit

free Link

Terminal git UI. Stage hunks, rebase, resolve conflicts without leaving your terminal.

macOS · Linux · Windows the only git GUI i actually like.
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macOS / system 5

Homebrew

free Link

The missing package manager for macOS. Or Linux.

macOS · Linux still the default.
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Stats

free Link

Menubar system monitor. CPU, GPU, network, disk, fans.

macOS the macOS htop replacement that lives in the menu bar.
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AlDente

free Link

Battery charging limit for Mac laptops. Extends battery lifespan.

macOS if your laptop lives on the charger, install this.
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CleanShot X

paid Link

Screenshot tool that fixes every macOS screenshot pain point.

macOS annotation, blur, scrolling capture, cloud upload.
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iStat Menus

paid Link

Menubar system monitor — the paid alternative to Stats.

macOS every metric, on the bar, customizable.
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Browsers 3

Arc

free Link

Browser as workspace. Sidebar tabs, spaces, profiles.

macOS · Windows rethinks tab management completely.
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Zen Browser

free Link

Firefox-based, privacy-first, beautiful UI.

macOS · Linux · Windows the arc clone that's open source.
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Firefox

free Link

The browser that still cares about the open web.

macOS · Linux · Windows · iOS · Android containers + ublock + bitwarden = your daily.
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Nextron Systems 5

www.nextron-systems.com ↗ — Florian Roth's shop behind THOR and the largest commercial YARA/Sigma rule base.

THOR

paid

Enterprise APT / compromise scanner — 30,000+ YARA and 4,000+ Sigma rules from Valhalla.

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THOR Lite

free

Free multi-platform IOC + YARA scanner on the open signature base.

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AURORA Agent

paid

ETW-based endpoint agent applying Sigma rules + IOCs to live Windows events.

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AURORA Lite

free

Free community edition of the Aurora ETW agent (open Sigma rules).

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VALHALLA

paid

22,000+ curated YARA + 4,000+ Sigma rules as a subscription feed.

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TrustedSec 4

trustedsec.com ↗ — Dave Kennedy's offensive-security shop, keeping a stack of widely-used open-source pentest tools.

Social-Engineer Toolkit (SET)

OSS

The de facto social-engineering pentest framework — phishing, payloads, harvesting.

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Unicorn

OSS

PowerShell downgrade attack that injects shellcode into memory; CS + Metasploit.

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hate_crack

OSS

Automates Hashcat cracking methodologies end to end.

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Consulting & Red Team

paid

Pentest, red team, IR, and security program advisory.

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Huntress 4

www.huntress.com ↗ — Managed security for SMBs and MSPs — a 24/7 human SOC on top of EDR + identity telemetry.

Managed EDR

paid

EDR backed by a 24/7 SOC that triages and remediates real threats.

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Managed ITDR

paid

Identity threat detection for M365 — credential theft, session hijack, BEC.

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Managed EDR — free trial

free

Full-featured 21-day trial with live SOC coverage, no feature gating.

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Cybersecurity 101

free

Free CTFs, labs, and tradecraft writeups from Huntress research.

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Binary Defense 5

www.binarydefense.com ↗ — Ohio MDR shop (TrustedSec sister company) running a human-driven SOC + several blue-team tools.

Managed Detection & Response

paid

Human-driven MDR with a 24/7 SOC over endpoint, network, and logs.

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Artillery

OSS

Open-source honeypot + file/SSH monitoring + alerting for Linux/Windows.

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sysmon-modular

OSS

Modular Sysmon config mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.

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YaraMemoryScanner

OSS

PowerShell tool to scan live process memory with YARA.

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log4j-honeypot-flask

OSS

Honeypot for detecting Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) scanning.

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