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Top picks

The one product that stood out each month, and each quarter, from everything we tracked shipping. Always a single product, never a vendor, and always chosen from the weekly Head picks.

Quarterly

Chosen on the first day of each quarter
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Q4 2026 · in progress

30 Head picks are in the running. The winner lands Jan 1.

Pick of the quarter · Q3 2026
adscan exploitation

Over the quarter adscan turned Active Directory attack-path analysis into a unified cross-domain and cross-forest graph, chaining Kerberos delegation and MSSQL linked-server compromise across trust boundaries into a single blast radius and executing AD CS ESC5/ESC8/ESC11 relay routes end to end. It then added zero-credential takeover paths that start from an unauthenticated null-session step and rate full-domain-compromise chains as Critical, plus a minimal-footprint krbtgt-only DCSync mode to prove full domain compromise. Findings come mapped to MITRE and CIS Benchmarks with targeted --target queries, so a practitioner can both demonstrate and remediate the chain.

weeks in Head
3
feature releases
6
rivals beaten
3
Try this
  1. Trace privilege escalation that crosses forest trust boundaries — cross-forest Kerberoasting, AS-REP Roasting, and ADCS ESC8/ESC11 relay — as one graph instead of per-domain silos
  2. Prove zero-credential exposure: run unauthenticated null-session entry paths and triage the Critical full-domain-compromise chains first
  3. Use the krbtgt-only DCSync mode to validate full domain compromise with minimal footprint
BeatCycodeWiz DefendDreadnode
Read why adscan won

Monthly

Chosen on the 1st of each month
Pick of the month · October 2026
GitLab appsec

GitLab closed real capability gaps across source, supply chain and secrets in one month.

weeks in Head
2
feature releases
9
rivals beaten
3
Try this
  1. Turn on the Dependency Firewall in block mode to stop risky npm/pip/Maven packages before the build, with a logged bypass for exceptions
  2. Run the Business Logic Security Analyzer to catch BOLA, missing authorization and mass assignment that your SAST misses
  3. Migrate build-time secrets to GitLab Secrets Manager (GA) for per-job scoping and audit trails via OpenBao
BeatEndor LabsZenityGitHub
Read why GitLab won
September 2026 Cycode Cycode shipped two distinct, substantial capabilities in September.
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