Kali Linux

A couple of days ago, we added an awesome new feature to Kali allowing users to set up a Live Kali USB with encrypted persistence. What this means is that you can now set up a bootable Kali USB drive allowing you to either boot to a "clean" Kali image or alte

A couple of days ago, we received an e-mail from a university professor asking for advice regarding Linux distributions to be used in his security 101 classes. In its default configuration, Kali Linux wasn't a 100% match for his needs, which were quite specifi

It’s been a year since we’ve released Kali Linux, and we’re happy to see it succeed. Kali has surpassed BackTrack Linux in many ways and the community is responding accordingly. Between the improved development cycle, more attentive support, and larger c

"Kali Linux Raspberry Pi Image Updated!" That was supposed to be the "tweet" we would release, telling everyone our new Kali Linux Raspberry Pi image was supposedly better than our old one. We often update our followers with news like this on twitter, and this

In our last blog post, we provided an example of running an unattended network installation of Kali Linux. Our scenario covered the installation of a custom Kali configuration which contained select tools required for a remote vulnerability assessment using Op

Our last blog post on the Kali Linux site discussed implementing some cool scenarios with Kali Linux, such as remote unattended installations, creating custom Kali Linux ISOS, and getting Kali working on funky ARM hardware. We received several emails from peop

Here at Offsec, we love playing with hardware. Be it something like the Onity Hotel Door Unlocker, a Teensy USB HID attack payload, or RFID hacks - if it's shiny, we like it. While we were in the last stages of developing Kali Linux, we made the effort to to g

Seven years of developing BackTrack Linux has taught us a significant amount about what we, and the security community, think a penetration testing distribution should look like. We've taken all of this knowledge and experience and implemented it in our "next