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.
This theme's recent-window count is below the current min-count filter, so it does not appear in the opportunity scorecard.
Pulled from real Hacker News comment threads on this niche's launches.
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▼ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| PgExtAssure | HN | 5 | 2026-08-22 |
| Pqurp | HN | 5 | 2026-05-13 |
| My tool scanned 256 AI-built apps and most had exposed credentials | HN | 5 | 2026-08-04 |
| Bomfather, eBPF Runtime Security | HN | 5 | 2026-10-13 |
| CommitGate | HN | 5 | 2026-06-21 |
| Poolnarc | HN | 5 | 2026-06-01 |
| VICE Platform - Public Beta | PH | 3 | 2026-09-24 |
| MAGDOX Code Security | PH | 3 | 2026-10-07 |
| Retrievy | PH | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| InsurStaq | PH | 3 | 2026-10-06 |
| APIRadar – Open-Source API Key Scanner | PH | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| Intruder Guard | PH | 2 | 2026-09-19 |
| Optisec Recon Pro | PH | 2 | 2026-09-10 |
| Systweak Antivirus | PH | 2 | 2026-09-10 |
| Shipcheck | PH | 2 | 2026-09-26 |
| KhanyaSec | PH | 2 | 2026-09-27 |
| TheVibeSecurity | PH | 2 | 2026-10-01 |
| Oltanom | PH | 2 | 2026-09-17 |
| Hakscan Ai | PH | 2 | 2026-09-15 |
| karmakoders | PH | 2 | 2026-10-06 |
| CyberPrint AI | PH | 2 | 2026-10-08 |
| Intelfow | PH | 2 | 2026-09-10 |
| ReleaseReady | PH | 2 | 2026-10-01 |
| ReconAlert — Attack Surface Monitoring | PH | 2 | 2026-09-22 |
| RecoverMyDevice | PH | 2 | 2026-09-22 |
| AllClearly | PH | 2 | 2026-10-12 |
| Psylinks AV | PH | 1 | 2026-09-30 |
| VulnCue | PH | 1 | 2026-10-13 |
| Net Chek | PH | 1 | 2026-10-05 |
| Notra | PH | 1 | 2026-09-09 |
| IPLogs | PH | 1 | 2026-09-09 |
| LaunchProof | PH | 1 | 2026-09-25 |
| iDefender | PH | 1 | 2026-09-17 |
| Glarion | PH | 1 | 2026-09-24 |
| Axion Cyber — Scan. Detect. Protect. | PH | 1 | 2026-09-21 |
| BuildPeek | PH | 1 | 2026-09-18 |
| Zoniq Guard | PH | 1 | 2026-10-07 |
| BoringSec | PH | 1 | 2026-10-08 |
| Quick Scan First | PH | 1 | 2026-10-07 |
| Nexus ShieldAI | PH | 1 | 2026-10-03 |
| LemonSees | PH | 1 | 2026-09-30 |
| APKLint | PH | 1 | 2026-09-20 |
| VibeSane | PH | 1 | 2026-09-22 |
| DevLifeCheck | PH | 1 | 2026-09-15 |
| k8s-audit | PH | 1 | 2026-09-29 |
| SearchLight Pro | PH | 1 | 2026-10-03 |
| GhostSentinel by Ghostly Solutions | PH | 1 | 2026-10-03 |
| ShieldRun - Web Security Monitoring | PH | 1 | 2026-09-21 |
| Soryvex | PH | 1 | 2026-10-05 |
| Raksha | PH | 1 | 2026-10-08 |