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Kali Linux: A complete InfoSec Distro

BackTrack has always been a popular choice when it comes to security and penetration testing. This open source distro has gained a lot of popularity and was rolled till version 5 with frequent changes to the variants. This project from Offensive Security has been moved from Ubuntu to Debian and the operating system is now renamed as Kali Linux. If you have installed a fresh copy of Kali Linux, then you might have noticed some awesome security and penetration tools under Kali Linux drop down menu list. These tools are powerful and yet efficient to use. If you go through the menu list of security tools, you might have noticed that few like Wireless Attacks, Forensics and Reverse Engineering is added, which is quite impressive. One more section has been added in the list, ie Hardware Hacking. One more thing that you would be happy to see is Arduino kit on the list. Arduino is a single-board microcontroller designed to make the process of using electronics in multi-disciplinary projects mo...

Kali Linux's Penetration Testing Tools

Kali Linux is an advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing Linux distribution. It is the most advanced and versatile penetration testing distribution ever created. Kali Linux comes with bundles of penetration testing tools. In GUI, you can find these tools in drop-down menu list, i.e. Applications --> Kali Linux. The Top 10 Security Tools are in top list. Other tools are categorized according to their functionality.

What is Kali Linux?

Kali Linux is an advanced Penetration Testing and Security Auditing Linux Distribution, based on Debian development standards. Kali Linux- a complete re-built of Backtrack Linux , was developed by Offensive Security . Kali Linux is completely open source and come free of cost. It offers more than 300 penetration testing tools with timely security updates, support for the ARM architecture, a choice of four popular desktop environments and seamless upgrades to newer versions.   Kali Linux is distributed in 32-bit and 64-bit images for use on hosts based on the x86 processor architecture, as well as an image for the ARM architecture for use on the Raspberry Pi computer, rk3306 mk/ss808 ,  ODROID U2/X2  and on Samsung's ARM Chromebook . Earlier release of Kali Linux: Kali 1.0.2 – 27th March, 2013 – Minor Bugfix Release and update roll-up. Kali 1.0.1  – 14th March, 2013 – Minor Bugfix Release. Kali 1.0  – 13th March, 2013 – Initial release.