If you’re familiar with the concept of ethical hacking or have even just watched the TV series Mr Robot, you’ve likely encountered Kali Linux. This open source Debian-based distro has become so widely adopted in the world of cybersecurity that it’s almost always mentioned in connection with every activity relating to pen testing.
The OS was released in March 2013 by developers Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns of Offensive Security (OffSec), as a complete rewrite of its predecessor BackTrack Linux. It contains around 600 tools relating to security testing tasks, such as wireless network penetration, password cracking, vulnerability scanning, digital forensics and ‘red team’ testing.
