Alternatives and competitors

Sites like SecurityFocus

The 20 closest vulnerability disclosure mailing list alternatives to SecurityFocus, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 3 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to SecurityFocus? The closest matches are Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, CISA and Schneier. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About SecurityFocus

SecurityFocus securityfocus.com

SecurityFocus

SecurityFocus is back. Bugtraq lives again. Subscribe to the curated vulnerability disclosure mailing list.

Wikidata: computer security news portal

Top 10K · #3,765 English 3 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit SecurityFocus

Summary by Claude

Revived home of the Bugtraq mailing list, a moderated list for vulnerability disclosures and security advisories, plus a new list focused on vulnerabilities in AI and machine learning systems.

Who it’s for
Security researchers and IT security professionals

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to SecurityFocus’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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Rapid7Psychology TodayTechTargetThe RegisterCoinDeskHabrLokaSchneierCISACommon Vulnerabilities and Exposures

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to SecurityFocus

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to SecurityFocus, thumbs down if it isn’t.

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    Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures cve.org Top 10K English

    a list of publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities

  2. 02
    CISA cisa.gov Top 10K English

    Home Page | CISA

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: America's Cyber Defense Agency

  3. 03
    Schneier counterpane.com Top 10K English

    Schneier on Security -

  4. 04
    Loka loka.my English

    Vercel Security Checkpoint

    Malaysian travel and location intelligence platform

  5. 05
    Habr habr.com Top 10K English

    Publications / My feed / Habr

    collaborative blog

  6. 06
    CoinDesk coindesk.com Top 10K English

    Vercel Security Checkpoint

    news site about bitcoin and digital currencies, owned by Digital Currency Group

  7. 07
    The Register theregister.com Top 10K English

    Technology news and analysis | The Register

    All the latest news for enterprise technology decision-makers and IT pros | The Register

  8. 08
    TechTarget techtarget.com Top 10K English

    TechTarget: Enterprise IT News, Expert Advice & Research

    TechTarget delivers enterprise IT news, expert advice and research on AI, cybersecurity, infrastructure and IT strategy to help you make smarter tech decisions.

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    Psychology Today psychologytoday.com Top 10K English

    Psychology Today: Health, Help, Happiness + Find a Therapist

    View the latest from the world of psychology: from behavioral research to practical guidance on relationships, mental health and addiction. Find help from our directory of therapists, psychologists and counselors.

  10. 10
    Rapid7 rapid7.com Top 10K English

    Rapid7 Managed Cybersecurity: Outpace Attackers

    Outpace attackers with the only endpoint to cloud, unified cybersecurity platform. Build business resilience with expert-led 24/7 MDR.

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    Semrush semrush.com Top 10K English

    Semrush: Your Unfair Advantage for Growing Brand Visibility

    Semrush is the leading platform to grow and measure brand visibility across AI search, SEO, PPC, social, and more.

  12. 12
    int08h.com Top 10K English

    int08h

  13. 13
    ThreatLocker threatlocker.com Top 10K English

    Enterprise Cybersecurity Solutions | ThreatLocker

    A Zero Trust cybersecurity solutions platform, ThreatLocker delivers world-class enterprise security software and solutions worldwide.

  14. 14
    venturebeat.com Top 10K English

    Vercel Security Checkpoint

    American technology news and analysis website

  15. 15
    Hackaday hackaday.com Top 10K English

    Hackaday | Fresh Hacks Every Day

    Fresh hacks every day

  16. 16
    ResearchGate researchgate.net Top 1K English

    ResearchGate - Temporarily Unavailable

    commercial scientific social network

  17. 17
    Tenable® tenable.com Top 10K English

    Vulnerability and exposure management | Cloud and AI security | Tenable®

    The leader in exposure management and AI security, Tenable cybersecurity solutions reduce cyber risk across IT, OT, cloud, identity & hybrid attack surfaces.

  18. 18
    WPGuardian wpguardian.com Top 1K English

    Effective Security for WordPress Sites- WPGuardian

    Your All Seeing Eye to proactively scan & identify threats

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    Spamhaus spamhaus.org Top 1K English

    Strengthening trust and safety across the internet | Spamhaus

    Strengthening trust and safety online through IP and domain reputation intelligence, expertise, education, and community collaboration.

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    Trustindex.io trustindex.io Top 10K English

    Trustindex.io - Skyrocket Your Sales with Customer Reviews

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What SecurityFocus is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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