Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2026

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Pompelmi: Open-source secure file upload scanning for Node.js Software teams building services in JavaScript are adding more layers of defense to handle untrusted file uploads. An open-source project called Pompelmi aims to insert malware scanning and policy checks directly into Node.js applications before files reach storage or business logic. Allama: Open-source AI security automation Allama is an … appeared first on Help Net Security.