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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RASPIRE - App Security at AI Speed. | YC | 1176 | 2026-06-04 |
| Perfai Security | PH | 291 | 2026-07-09 |
| Tailsnitch | HN | 280 | 2026-01-05 |
| CtrlOps 1.0 | PH | 241 | 2026-09-24 |
| bashka | GITHUB | 160 | 2026-09-15 |
| Wise-Registrity | GITHUB | 111 | 2026-10-02 |
| SnafflePy | GITHUB | 103 | 2026-09-24 |
| Check if your IP has appeared in a residential proxy network | HN | 75 | 2026-09-15 |
| WebDecoy for Vercel | PH | 67 | 2026-09-25 |
| wpaforge | GITHUB | 57 | 2026-10-10 |
| youlong-security | GITHUB | 52 | 2026-10-05 |
| KeyLeak Detector | HN | 30 | 2025-11-01 |
| action-dist-verify | GITHUB | 30 | 2026-09-28 |
| csp-forge | GITHUB | 27 | 2026-10-13 |
| is-malicious | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-09-18 |
| wappacvelyze | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-09-12 |
| securify | GITHUB | 22 | 2026-10-06 |
| R3ShieldCore | GITHUB | 21 | 2026-10-06 |
| deno-lockfile-diff | GITHUB | 20 | 2026-09-25 |
| ipa-public-app-security-check | GITHUB | 19 | 2026-10-11 |
| secbird | GITHUB | 17 | 2026-10-13 |
| HoundDog.ai | HN | 16 | 2026-02-02 |
| robo | GITHUB | 16 | 2026-09-22 |
| Phantom_Audit_web | GITHUB | 15 | 2026-09-25 |
| Smart Scan | HN | 15 | 2025-11-24 |
| Tblue | HN | 15 | 2026-08-24 |
| Watching browser fingerprinting calls via Chromium's Blink layer | HN | 15 | 2026-08-10 |
| Acunetix-Scanner-2026 | GITHUB | 14 | 2026-10-02 |
| Trident: Secure your company 24/7 | YC | 14 | 2026-08-13 |
| AXguard | GITHUB | 13 | 2026-09-14 |
| OpenHack | HN | 12 | 2026-06-04 |
| MCP Security Scanning Tool for CI/CD | HN | 12 | 2025-11-25 |
| pwshguard | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-09 |
| BDB-Guardian | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-09-20 |
| Script to check if Notepad++ is backdoored by Lotus Blossom APT | HN | 11 | 2026-02-17 |
| Get-NetScalerTimeline | GITHUB | 11 | 2026-10-04 |
| I checked 1M free proxies | HN | 10 | 2026-09-26 |
| Layerleak | HN | 10 | 2026-03-26 |
| lockwatch | GITHUB | 9 | 2026-09-30 |
| linux-security-hardening | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-10-01 |
| prism | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-11 |
| headerlint | GITHUB | 8 | 2026-09-30 |
| genpark-covert-data-exfiltration-firewall-skill | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-26 |
| genpark-covert-data-exfiltration-firewall-skill | GITHUB | 7 | 2026-09-26 |
| ScanMySaaS | PH | 7 | 2026-09-07 |
| Plugin Auditor | PH | 7 | 2026-09-14 |
| wazuh-field-notes | GITHUB | 6 | 2026-09-14 |
| Deft-Intruder | HN | 6 | 2025-11-25 |
| Alcatraz | HN | 6 | 2026-08-04 |
| Poolnarc | HN | 5 | 2026-06-01 |