This release delivers major improvements across the core system, performance enhancements, updated tooling, expanded compatibility, and a variety of internal changes designed to improve both flexibility and usability for security professionals.
Before jumping into What’s new, let us introduce SONAR.
NetHydra SONAR is a dedicated enterprise-focused edition of NetHydra, built for organizations that require a more flexible security stack compared to the standard edition, NetHydra Express.
SONAR includes additional tools and components focused on several areas of cybersecurity operations, including:
- Web Application Security
- Threat Intelligence
- Defensive Security Operations
- Security Assessment & Analysis
The goal of SONAR is to provide a more adaptable platform for enterprise environments, allowing teams to customize and scale their workflows based on operational requirements.
In addition to the new SONAR variant, NetHydra 2026.2 also includes various improvements to tool integration, and overall platform experience.
This release represents another major step forward for the NetHydra project as we continue building a modern, flexible, and security-focused platform for researchers, defenders, and enterprise organization.
let’s jump to What’s new?
What’s new —
- Firefox Theme - Revert compat Firefox theme
- Core system improvements - Added zram as default configuration
- New tools - 4 tools added
- Page update - NetHydra page update
Firefox Theme
In this update, we reverted the Firefox theme to a more compatible and classic design inspired by the 2020 Firefox appearance.
Special thanks to @BGMP for making this possible.
System Changes
In this update, we decided to enable zram as the default configuration on NetHydra to provide a better overall system experience and improved memory management.
New Tools
As with every NetHydra release, this update also introduces several new tools and package additions — including tools specifically added for the SONAR edition.
Here is a quick rundown of some of the new tools included in NetHydra 2026.2:
- MISP - Open source threat intelligence and information sharing platform.
- Burp Suite - Comprehensive penetration testing platform designed for web application security testing.
- Nuclei - Fast and customizable vulnerability scanner based on templates.
- CyberChef - The Cyber Swiss Army Knife web app for encryption, encoding, compression and data analysis
Several of these tools are included as part of the expanded SONAR toolkit to support enterprise-focused security workflows, threat analysis, and defensive operations.
Pages Update
To provide a better experience for NetHydra visitors, we have made major improvements and visual changes across several NetHydra pages.
This changes includes:
- Home - Redesigned homepage and landing experience.
- Documentation Page - Updated documentation layout, including improvements to the Tools Pages.
- Blog - Yes, you are reading this post using the new blog style!
Feel better right now? :)
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──(nethydra@NetHydra-Express)─[~]
└─── $ sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y
[...]
──(nethydra@NetHydra-Express)─[~]
└─── $ [ -f /var/run/reboot-required ] && sudo reboot -f
You should now running NetHydra 2026.2:
──(nethydra@NetHydra-Express)─[~]
└─── $ grep VERSION /etc/os-release
VERSION="2026.2"
VERSION_ID="2026.2"
VERSION_CODENAME="sana"
──(nethydra@NetHydra-Express)─[~]
└─── $ uname -r
6.12.86+nethydra-rt-amd64
Or if you’re using SONAR edition:
──(nethydra@NetHydra-Express)─[~]
└─── $ grep VERSION /etc/os-release
VERSION="2026.2"
VERSION_ID="2026.2"
VERSION_CODENAME="sana"
──(nethydra@NetHydra-Express)─[~]
└─── $ uname -r
6.12.86+sonar-amd64
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