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Top Cybersecurity & Privacy tools for defensive security monitoring β€” made for privacy-conscious users, businesses and security learners. Every project below is a real, public GitHub repository, ranked by the stars the community gave it.

50 repositories Β· ranked by GitHub stars by default

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wazuh

by wazuh

Wazuh - The Open Source Security Platform. Unified XDR and SIEM protection for endpoints and cloud workloads.

⭐ 17.5k🍴 2.6k πŸ’» C++Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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sigma

by SigmaHQ

Main Sigma Rule Repository

⭐ 11.4k🍴 2.9k πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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graylog2-server

by Graylog2

Free and open log management

⭐ 8.2k🍴 1.1k πŸ’» JavaCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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AiSOC

by beenuar

Open-source AI Security Operations Center: alert fusion, LLM-agent triage, MITRE ATT&CK investigation, and a replayable decision ledger for every agent step. Self-hostable, runs…

⭐ 6.2k🍴 643 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Nov 2026 Explore Tool

Digital Forensics Guide. Learn all about Digital Forensics, Computer Forensics, Mobile device Forensics, Network Forensics, and Database Forensics.

⭐ 3.2k🍴 400 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 04 Jan 2024 Explore Tool
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RedELK

by outflanknl

Red Team's SIEM - tool for Red Teams used for tracking and alarming about Blue Team activities as well as better usability in long term operations.

⭐ 2.7k🍴 388 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 28 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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VictoriaLogs

by VictoriaMetrics

Fast and easy to use database for logs, which can efficiently handle terabytes of logs

⭐ 2.4k🍴 206 πŸ’» GoAdvanced Developer Tool
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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elastdocker

by sherifabdlnaby

🐳 Elastic Stack (ELK) v9+ on Docker with Compose. Pre-configured out of the box to enable Logging, Metrics, APM, Alerting, ML, and SIEM features. Up with a Single Command.

⭐ 2.1k🍴 338 πŸ’» DockerfileCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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awesome-lists

by mthcht

Awesome Security lists for SOC/CERT/CTI

⭐ 2k🍴 256 πŸ’» YARABasic Technical Setup
Updated 02 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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awesome-soc

by cyb3rxp

A curated knowledge base to build, run and mature a SOC (including CSIRT).

⭐ 1.9k🍴 312 πŸ’» β€”Basic Technical Setup
Updated 20 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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matano

by matanolabs

Open source security data lake for threat hunting, detection & response, and cybersecurity analytics at petabyte scale on AWS

⭐ 1.7k🍴 120 πŸ’» RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 08 Jan 2025 Explore Tool
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Clear-NDR-ISO

by StamusNetworks

A Suricata based NDR distribution

⭐ 1.6k🍴 288 πŸ’» ShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 13 Sep 2025 Explore Tool

Agentic SOC Platform: A powerful, flexible, open-source, and agent-centric automated security operations platform (AI SOC)

⭐ 1.2k🍴 222 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 29 Sep 2026 Explore Tool
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pfelk

by pfelk

pfSense/OPNsense + Elastic Stack

⭐ 1.2k🍴 197 πŸ’» ShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Oct 2026 Explore Tool

Open Source Security Guide. Learn all about Security Standards (FIPS, CIS, FedRAMP, FISMA, etc.), Frameworks, Threat Models, Encryption, and Benchmarks.

⭐ 1.1k🍴 106 πŸ’» GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 27 Jun 2025 Explore Tool
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kunai

by kunai-project

Threat-hunting tool for Linux

⭐ 1.1k🍴 79 πŸ’» RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 26 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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sentinel-attack

by edoardogerosa

Tools to rapidly deploy a threat hunting capability on Azure Sentinel that leverages Sysmon and MITRE ATT&CK

⭐ 1.1k🍴 200 πŸ’» β€”Basic Technical Setup
Updated 28 Nov 2024 Explore Tool
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ElectricEye

by jonrau1

ElectricEye is a multi-cloud, multi-SaaS Python CLI tool for Asset Management, Security Posture Management & Attack Surface Monitoring supporting 100s of services and evaluations…

⭐ 1k🍴 139 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 09 Feb 2026 Explore Tool
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security-apis

by jaegeral

A collective list of public APIs for use in security. Contributions welcome

⭐ 1k🍴 171 πŸ’» β€”Basic Technical Setup
Updated 28 Oct 2026 Explore Tool

Configuration guidance for implementing collection of security relevant Windows Event Log events by using Windows Event Forwarding. #nsacyber

⭐ 893🍴 164 πŸ’» PowerShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 17 Nov 2020 Explore Tool
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laurel

by threathunters-io

Transform Linux Audit logs for SIEM usage

⭐ 875🍴 65 πŸ’» RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 19 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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tenzir

by tenzir

Tenzir is the data pipeline engine for security teams.

⭐ 769🍴 110 πŸ’» C++Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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SIEM

by TonyPhipps

SIEM Tactics, Techiques, and Procedures

⭐ 737🍴 115 πŸ’» PowerShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 27 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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pql

by runreveal

Pipelined Query Language

⭐ 709🍴 30 πŸ’» GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Jan 2025 Explore Tool
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Snitch

by aixisstudio

Real-time network monitor + outbound firewall β€” see & block every connection. Privacy-first, local-first, Rust fleet agent, SIEM exports, 8 languages. / Moniteur rΓ©seau temps rΓ©el…

⭐ 688🍴 46 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool

Awesome list of keywords and artifacts for Threat Hunting sessions

⭐ 680🍴 78 πŸ’» PowerShellBasic Technical Setup
Updated 04 Aug 2025 Explore Tool
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PurpleCloud

by iknowjason

A little tool to play with Azure Identity - Azure and Entra ID lab creation tool. Blog: https://medium.com/@iknowjason/sentinel-for-purple-teaming-183b7df7a2f4

⭐ 660🍴 108 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 21 Mar 2025 Explore Tool
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EVTX-to-MITRE-Attack

by mdecrevoisier

Set of EVTX samples (>270) mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactic and techniques to measure your SIEM coverage or developed new use cases.

⭐ 646🍴 100 πŸ’» β€”Basic Technical Setup
Updated 21 May 2026 Explore Tool
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UTMStack

by utmstack

Enterprise-ready SIEM, SOAR and Compliance powered by real-time correlation and threat intelligence.

⭐ 592🍴 83 πŸ’» TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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tailpipe

by turbot

select * from logs; Tailpipe is an open source SIEM for instant log insights, powered by DuckDB. Analyze millions of events in seconds, right from your terminal.

⭐ 584🍴 17 πŸ’» GoAdvanced Developer Tool
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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CyberBlue

by cyberblu3s

CyberSecurity BLUE TEAM containerized platform that brings together open-source tools for SIEM, DFIR, CTI, SOAR, and Network Analysis

⭐ 568🍴 109 πŸ’» ShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 18 Apr 2026 Explore Tool
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rustinel

by Karib0u

Endpoint detection for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Sigma, YARA, and IOC rules on native telemetry. Written in Rust. No cloud account required.

⭐ 526🍴 67 πŸ’» RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 29 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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OpenUBA

by GACWR

A robust, and flexible open source User & Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) framework used for Security Analytics. Developed with luv by Data Scientists & Security Analysts from…

⭐ 524🍴 281 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 17 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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xcyclopedia

by strontic

Encyclopedia for Executables

⭐ 486🍴 50 πŸ’» PowerShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 09 Nov 2021 Explore Tool
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Meerkat

by TonyPhipps

A collection of PowerShell modules designed for artifact gathering and reconnaisance of Windows-based endpoints.

⭐ 483🍴 84 πŸ’» PowerShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 15 Nov 2024 Explore Tool
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panther-analysis

by panther-labs

Built-in Panther detection rules and policies

⭐ 472🍴 207 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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dsiem

by defenxor

Security event correlation engine for ELK stack

⭐ 446🍴 104 πŸ’» GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 19 Aug 2026 Explore Tool
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vigil

by Vigil-SOC

Vigil SOC: The leading open source AI SOC. Apache 2.0. Runs against your own LLM, local or remote.

⭐ 416🍴 95 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool

ATHF is a framework for agentic threat hunting - building systems that can remember, learn, and act with increasing autonomy.

⭐ 407🍴 55 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 22 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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ATTACKdatamap

by olafhartong

A datasource assessment on an event level to show potential coverage or the MITRE ATT&CK framework

⭐ 358🍴 60 πŸ’» PowerShellCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 03 Nov 2020 Explore Tool

Splunk code (SPL) for serious threat hunters and detection engineers.

⭐ 294🍴 46 πŸ’» β€”Basic Technical Setup
Updated 15 Jan 2024 Explore Tool
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MalwLess

by n0dec

Test Blue Team detections without running any attack.

⭐ 271🍴 48 πŸ’» C#Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 May 2024 Explore Tool
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Wazuh-MCP-Server

by gensecaihq

Production-grade MCP server for Wazuh SIEM β€” 55 security tools for alert triage, threat hunting, vulnerability management, compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, NIST CSF, ISO 27001)…

⭐ 262🍴 68 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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artex-ko-plus

by bdg9412

ARTEX ν•œκ΅­μ–΄νŒ Β·AI 기반 침해사고 λŒ€μ‘ κΈ°λŠ₯ μΆ”κ°€ (upstream: Autumn-27/ARTEX, AGPL-3.0)

⭐ 254🍴 233 πŸ’» GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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mcp-server-wazuh

by gbrigandi

MCP Server for Wazuh SIEM

⭐ 240🍴 61 πŸ’» RustCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 12 Dec 2025 Explore Tool
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xnumon

by droe

monitor macOS for malicious activity

⭐ 235🍴 29 πŸ’» CCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 05 Feb 2025 Explore Tool
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sagan

by beave

** README ** This repo has MOVED to https://github.com/quadrantsec/sagan

⭐ 229🍴 59 πŸ’» β€”Basic Technical Setup
Updated 09 Feb 2021 Explore Tool
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LogESP

by dogoncouch

Open Source SIEM (Security Information and Event Management system).

⭐ 226🍴 69 πŸ’» PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 24 Aug 2023 Explore Tool
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blue-teaming-with-kql

by ashwin-patil

Repository with Sample KQL Query examples for Threat Hunting

⭐ 218🍴 37 πŸ’» β€”Basic Technical Setup
Updated 01 Sep 2022 Explore Tool