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Kali Linux 2017.2 – Released with Powerful New Tools

In addition to all of the standard security and package updates that come to us via Debian Testing, we have also added more than a dozen new tools to the repositories, a few of which are listed below. There are some really nice additions so we encourage you to ‘apt install’ the ones that pique […]

DEFT “Zero” Linux 2017.1 Lightweight Digital Forensics Distro

DEFT (Digital Evidence & Forensics Toolkit) is a Linux distribution that’s developed to cater the needs of the professionals and non-experts to gather and preserve digital evidence. This free and open source operating system comes loaded with some of the best open source applications for computer forensics. The developers of DEFT recently released DEFT Zero, […]

Meet Univention: Linux Alternative To Windows Domain Controller

Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is a Linux-based solution to manage your IT infrastructure. It is close in concept to a Windows Domain Controller or a NIS server. While all the building blocks (OpenLDAP, Kerberos, Samba and so on) are largely available and already deployed on countless networks, UCS aims at lowering the entry barrier for […]

Kali Linux 2017.1 Released

As with all new releases, you have the common denominator of updated packages, an updated kernel that provides more and better hardware support, as well as a slew of updated tools – but this release has a few more surprises up its sleeve. Support for RTL8812AU Wireless Card Injection These drivers are not part of […]

Linux Kodachi3 – Secure Open Source Linux Distribution

Linux Kodachi operating system is based on Debian 8.6 it will provide you with a secure, anti forensic, and anonymous operating system considering all features that a person who is concerned about privacy would need to have in order to be secure. Kodachi is very easy to use all you have to do is boot […]

Parrot Security 3.3 – Linux distribution designed with cloud pentesting and IoT security in mind

Security GNU/Linux distribution designed with cloud pentesting and IoT security in mind. It includes a full portable laboratory for security and digital forensics experts, but it also includes all you need to develop your own softwares or protect your privacy with anonymity and crypto tools. Security Parrot Security includes a full arsenal of security oriented […]

DracOS – Lightweight and Powerful Penetration Testing OS

  Dracos Linux ( www.dracos-linux.org ) is the Linux operating system from Indonesian , open source is built based on the Linux From Scratch under the protection of the GNU General Public License v3.0. This operating system is one variant of Linux distributions, which is used to perform security testing (penetration testing). Dracos linux in […]

Tails 2.4 – The Amnestic Incognito Live System

Tails is a live system that aims to preserve your privacy and anonymity. It helps you to use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship almost anywhere you go and on any computer but leaving no trace unless you ask it to explicitly. It is a complete operating system designed to be used from a DVD, […]

New BlackArch Linux version released

BlackArch Linux version 2016.04.28 released for ethical hackers and security researchers with 1400 pentesting tools If you are an ethical hacker or a security researcher, this news will undoubtedly interest you. The BlackArch Linux devs have released-the new ISO image of the Arch Linux-based operating system designed for designed specially for hackers and security professionals. After being […]

Windows 8.1 – Alienware OS released

Alienware OS released. The first version in this series, the Alpha, will run Windows 8.1. The operating system and ability to play PC games is what separates the Alpha from other operating systems.   Details about Alienware OS Main OS:Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 Windows 8.1 AlienwareEdition 2015 ISO SIZE:4.1GB Updates : Full 2/13/2015 Net.Framework:3.5 Net […]

Subgraph OS: Adversary resistant computing platform

Information security and privacy are consistently hot topics after Edward Snowden revelations of NSA’s global surveillance that brought the world’s attention towards data protection and encryption as never before. Moreover, just days after Windows 10’s successful launch last summer, we saw various default settings in the Microsoft’s newest OS that compromise users’ privacy, making a […]

The Most Secure Linux Based OS Ever to Date

Qubes OS is different than other operating systems starting right from the kernel. Operating systems such as Windows, Linux, BSD, and OSX are based upon a monolithic kernel, this possess a huge security problem as the monolithic kernel contains over ten million lines of code to operate, and to make the issues worse, most of […]

NodeZero – Lurking in the shadows of Pentesting

Us penetration testers have of course all heard of BackTrack it’s the most popular penetration testing distro out there but Node Zero is a great alternative. Node Zero was formally known as Ubuntu Pentest Edition and was the first Ubuntu/Gnome based pentesting distro out. . NodeZero uses Ubuntu repositories so your system will be always […]

WEAKERTH4N – Another Hacking OS

Most of the hackers would have heard about Backtrack. Weakerthan is another Linux based pentesting distro which is really good.. I think Weakerthan is second best OS for hackers after Backtrack.   Weakth4n Linux is designed primarily for penetration testing. It’s Built from Debian Squeeze. Tools:  BRuWRT-FORSSE v2.0  Easy-SSHd  Web-Hacking-Portal v2.0  Perlwd  Netgh0st v3.0  YouTube-Thief!  Netgh0st v2.2  DomainScan  ADtrace  Admin-Tool […]

Review of Parrot OS

Parrot Security OS is a security oriented operating system designed for Pentesting, Computer Forensic, Reverse engineering, Hacking, Cloud pentesting, privacy/anonymity and cryptography. Based on Debian and developed by Frozenbox network. Parrot is designed for everyone, from the Pro pentester to the newbie, because it provides the most professional tools combined in a easy to use, […]

Backbox – Turning heads in the pentesting scene

A relative newcomer to the forensic and penetration testing live CD scene, Italian project BackBox is already turning heads as it hits version 2.01. Gareth Halfacree explains why… The live CD includes English, German, Spanish, French and Italian modes It’s fair to say that there’s no shortage of penetration testing and forensic analysis toolkits – […]

Review of Kali Linux – The Successor of backtrack

Kali Linux is a penetration testing and security auditing Linux distribution. After its release in March 2013, Kali Linux has quickly become the new favorite among PenTesters worldwide as their choice for the PenTesting OS. Replacing its predecessor Backtrack, Kali incorporated several new features and looks quite promising.It is available for i386 and amd64 architectures […]

Linux…. Where did it come from?

Linux was originally developed as a free operating system for personal computers based on the Intel x86 architecture, but has since been ported to more computer hardware platforms than any other operating system. Thanks to its dominance on smartphones, Android, which is built on top of the Linux kernel, has the largest installed base of […]

Cyborg Hawk Linux is ready to take on Kali ?

Today I will be reviewing Cyborg Hawk Linux, the distro is based on Ubuntu and designed to be a penetration testing platform The download size is 3.1GB in total and is currently only available as a 64 bit OS. The website claims some of the following features: More than 750+ penetration testing tools included. Cyborg Hawk is […]