Top 15 C Cybersecurity Projects

Cybersecurity

• Add a project

1. Suricata

   1 25 5,182 9.9 C

   Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine developed by the OISF and the Suricata community.

   

   Project mention: The Impact of Open-Source Tools in Cyber Warfare: A Deep Dive | dev.to | 2025-03-06

   In summary, the open-source movement in cyber warfare has dismantled the long-held notion that only a select few can access and use cutting-edge cybersecurity tools. With resources like Suricata and Wireshark available at no cost, the barriers to entry have significantly decreased, allowing for both robust security defenses and increasingly complex cyber offensive strategies. The balance between offensive and defensive capabilities is delicate, and as new vulnerabilities are exploited, the need for innovative defense mechanisms becomes critical. For policymakers and cybersecurity professionals alike, the challenge lies in managing this dual-use dilemma. International collaborative efforts supported by initiatives such as open-source sponsorship are key to establishing a secure digital frontier, ensuring that open-source tools aid in cyber defense rather than contribute to cyber conflict.

2. InfluxDB

   influxdata.com featured

   InfluxDB high-performance time series database. Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems.

   

3. nDPI

   2 3 4,017 9.8 C

   Open Source Deep Packet Inspection Software Toolkit

   

4. adversary_emulation_library

   3 8 1,855 9.5 C

   An open library of adversary emulation plans designed to empower organizations to test their defenses based on real-world TTPs.

   

5. Hacking-Windows

   4 4 1,411 0.0 C

   A FREE Windows C development course where we will learn the Win32API and reverse engineer each step utilizing IDA Free in both an x86 and x64 environment.

   

6. CTFs

   5 5 659 4.4 C

   CTF Cheat Sheet + Writeups / Files for some of the Cyber CTFs that I've done

   

7. Cronos

   6 3 579 2.9 C

   PoC for a sleep obfuscation technique leveraging waitable timers to evade memory scanners. (by Idov31)

   

8. remote_hacker_probe

   7 11 251 0.0 C

   Threat Emulation and Red Teaming Framework, The Hacking Software for normal people.

   

9. CodeRabbit

   coderabbit.ai featured

   CodeRabbit: AI Code Reviews for Developers. Revolutionize your code reviews with AI. CodeRabbit offers PR summaries, code walkthroughs, 1-click suggestions, and AST-based analysis. Boost productivity and code quality across all major languages with each PR.

   

10. Embedded-Hacking

    8 1 144 7.5 C

    A FREE comprehensive step-by-step embedded hacking tutorial covering Embedded Software Development to Reverse Engineering.

    

11. tsuki-sploit

    9 1 47 3.9 C

    A USB-based script for Ethical hacking with multiple attacks

    

12. jdvrif

    10 2 44 9.9 C

    Steganography CLI & Web tool for concealing files within JPG images.

    

13. PANTHER

    11 1 37 9.1 C

    This tool presents a novel approach to bolstering network protocol verification by integrating the Shadow network simulator with the Ivy formal verification tool to check time properties. Furthermore, it extends Ivy’s capabilities with a dedicated time module, enabling the verification of complex quantitative-time properties. (by ElNiak)

    

14. 0x02-ARM-32-Hacking-Int

    12 3 11 0.0 C

    ARM 32-bit Raspberry Pi Hacking Int example in Kali Linux.

    

15. ransomware

    13 2 3 0.0 C

    Ransomware basique écrit en C, conçu dans le cadre d'un projet en sécurité à des fins éducatives uniquement. (by 4zv4l)

    

16. battlewise

    14 3 1 1.8 C

    battlewise (adj) : having knowledge or experience in battle

    

17. VDF4J

    15 0 1 5.3 C

    An implementation of Verifiable Delay Functions in Java

    

18. SaaSHub

    www.saashub.com featured

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

    

C Cybersecurity related posts

• Exclude certain CIS (sca) rules from agents

  1 project | /r/Wazuh | 11 Dec 2023

• Deployment issue

  1 project | /r/Wazuh | 11 Dec 2023

• Greenbone

  1 project | /r/ITProTuesday | 8 Dec 2023

• Update vulnerability databases through proxy with authentication

  3 projects | /r/Wazuh | 7 Dec 2023

• 💻 Introducing Wazuh 4.7.0.

  1 project | /r/Wazuh | 6 Dec 2023

• What adversary emulation options are there nowadays to test SIEMs and IDSs?

  1 project | /r/AskNetsec | 7 Nov 2023

• Ignore Vulnerability for specific CVE?

  1 project | /r/Wazuh | 23 Aug 2023
• A note from our sponsor - InfluxDB
  influxdata.com | 25 Apr 2025

  Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems. Learn more →

Index

Sponsored

InfluxDB high-performance time series database

Collect, organize, and act on massive volumes of high-resolution data to power real-time intelligent systems.

influxdata.com

Do not miss the trending C projects with our weekly report!