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

• Parrot OS

  • With over 600 tools providing both offensive and defensive capabilities, ParrotSec defines itself as ‘the ultimate framework for your cybersecurity operations’.

• REMnux

  • Looking to investigate, analyze, and reverse engineer malware? Check out the documentation for the full list of tools.

• CSI Linux

  • The self-described DFIR ‘theme-park‘ for the cybersecurity industry.

• CAINE

  • Computer Aided INvestigative Environment: A complete forensic environment with a user-friendly graphical interface.

• SamuraiWTF

  • A security testing and training environment for developers and appsec professionals.

• BackBox

  • BackBox Linux is a community-supported distribution for penetration testing and security assessment.

• TAILS

  • Commonly used by activists and journalists, TAILS is a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship.

• Qubes OS

  • 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