application and system security scanners
Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.
Products in this niche audit source code, binaries, dependencies, and host configurations to uncover software vulnerabilities, exposed secrets, and misconfigurations. They are primarily used by software developers, DevSecOps engineers, and system administrators seeking automated risk assessment throughout the development lifecycle. Unlike broad network monitoring platforms or reactive antivirus software, these tools proactively perform deep structural analysis on application components and system environments.
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Pulled from real Hacker News comment threads on this niche's launches.
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| InsurStaq | PH | 3 | 2026-10-06 |
| Retrievy | PH | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| CSP Radar | HN | 5 | 2026-05-27 |
| Bomfather, eBPF Runtime Security | HN | 5 | 2026-10-13 |
| Pqurp | HN | 5 | 2026-05-13 |
| Poolnarc | HN | 5 | 2026-06-01 |
| CommitGate | HN | 5 | 2026-06-21 |
| My tool scanned 256 AI-built apps and most had exposed credentials | HN | 5 | 2026-08-04 |
| PgExtAssure | HN | 5 | 2026-08-22 |
| Deft-Intruder | HN | 6 | 2025-11-25 |
| Alcatraz | HN | 6 | 2026-08-04 |
| wazuh-field-notes | GITHUB | 6 | 2026-09-14 |
| genpark-covert-data-exfiltration-firewall-skill | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-26 |
| ScanMySaaS | PH | 7 | 2026-09-07 |
| Plugin Auditor | PH | 7 | 2026-09-14 |
| genpark-covert-data-exfiltration-firewall-skill | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-26 |
| headerlint | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-30 |
| linux-security-hardening | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-10-01 |
| prism | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-11 |
| lockwatch | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-30 |
| Layerleak | HN | 10 | 2026-03-26 |
| I checked 1M free proxies | HN | 10 | 2026-09-26 |
| BDB-Guardian | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-20 |
| pwshguard | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-09 |
| Get-NetScalerTimeline | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-04 |
| Script to check if Notepad++ is backdoored by Lotus Blossom APT | HN | 11 | 2026-02-17 |
| OpenHack | HN | 12 | 2026-06-04 |
| MCP Security Scanning Tool for CI/CD | HN | 12 | 2025-11-25 |
| AXguard | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-09-14 |
| Trident: Secure your company 24/7 | YC | 14 | 2026-08-13 |
| Acunetix-Scanner-2026 | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-10-02 |
| Smart Scan | HN | 15 | 2025-11-24 |
| Phantom_Audit_web | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-25 |
| Watching browser fingerprinting calls via Chromium's Blink layer | HN | 15 | 2026-08-10 |
| Tblue | HN | 15 | 2026-08-24 |
| robo | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-22 |
| HoundDog.ai | HN | 16 | 2026-02-02 |
| secbird | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-10-13 |
| ipa-public-app-security-check | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-10-11 |
| deno-lockfile-diff | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-25 |
| R3ShieldCore | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-10-06 |
| is-malicious | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-09-18 |
| wappacvelyze | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-09-12 |
| securify | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-10-06 |
| csp-forge | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-10-13 |
| action-dist-verify | GITHUB | 30 | 2026-09-28 |
| KeyLeak Detector | HN | 30 | 2025-11-01 |
| youlong-security | GITHUB | 52 | 2026-10-05 |
| wpaforge | GITHUB | 57 | 2026-10-10 |
| WebDecoy for Vercel | PH | 67 | 2026-09-25 |