Beyond Kali: 8 Cybersecurity and Privacy Linux Distributions You’ve Never Heard of
We get it, you love Kali...
While Kali remains a community favorite, there are a number of other cybersecurity and privacy Linux distributions worth investigating. No pun intended. From penetration testing to malware analysis, digital privacy, forensics, and more — rest assured, whatever your use case, there’s a distro for it.
Cybersecurity and Privacy Linux Distributions
With over 600 tools providing both offensive and defensive capabilities, ParrotSec defines itself as ‘the ultimate framework for your cybersecurity operations’.
Looking to investigate, analyze, and reverse engineer malware? Check out the documentation for the full list of tools.
The self-described DFIR ‘theme-park‘ for the cybersecurity industry.
Computer Aided INvestigative Environment: A complete forensic environment with a user-friendly graphical interface.
A security testing and training environment for developers and appsec professionals.
BackBox Linux is a community-supported distribution for penetration testing and security assessment.
Commonly used by activists and journalists, TAILS is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.
Qubes modestly refers to itself as a ‘reasonably secure operating system.’ The OS leverages secure compartments called qubes — isolated virtual machines — to provide a layer of security.
Know of any other cybersecurity and privacy Linux distributions? Let us know
