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Best Forensic and Pentesting Linux Distros of 2023

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Choosing a forensic Linux distro makes it simple and easy to find weaknesses in your network. A Linux distro for forensics will also help you to ward off unwanted attention from bad actors and to spot potential security weaknesses in your IT infrastructure to enable adequate measures to harden the network periphery.

Brittany Day
Apr 18, 2023

Ethical Hacking Distro BlackArch Linux Gets New ISO Release with over 2800 Tools

Arch Linux-based penetration testing and ethical hacking distribution BlackArch Linux has a new ISO release that includes over 2800 tools for penetration testers and security researchers.

Brittany Day
Apr 07, 2023

Researchers Warn of Wi-Fi Security Flaw Affecting iOS, Android, Linux

Apple’s decision to support MAC Address Randomization across its platforms may provide some degree of protection against a newly-identified Wi-Fi flaw researchers say could let attackers hijack network traffic. iOS, Linux, and Android devices may be vulnerable.

Brittany Day
Apr 02, 2023

New Wi-Fi Protocol Security Flaw Affecting Linux, Android and iOS Devices

A group of academics from Northeastern University and KU Leuven has disclosed a fundamental design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi protocol standard, impacting a wide range of devices running Linux, FreeBSD, Android, and iOS.

Brittany Day
Mar 31, 2023

QNAP Warns Customers to Patch Linux Sudo Flaw in NAS Devices

Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP warns customers to secure their Linux-powered network-attached storage (NAS) devices against a high-severity Sudo privilege escalation vulnerability.

Brittany Day
Mar 31, 2023

Kali Linux 2023.1 Introduces 'Purple' Distro for Defensive Security

Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2023.1, the first version of 2023 and the project's 10th anniversary, with a new distro called 'Kali Purple,' aimed at Blue and Purple teamers for defensive security.

Brittany Day
Mar 14, 2023

Top 10 Kali Linux Tools for Ethical Hackers

Kali Linux is a popular and powerful penetration testing operating system used by ethical hackers to identify vulnerabilities and secure computer networks. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools that are designed to perform various types of security assessments.

Brittany Day
Mar 08, 2023

Top 10 Programming Languages for Ethical Hacking in 2023

Ethical hacking is a proactive approach using the same techniques like the same programming languages as malicious hacking. Ethical hackers must stay current on IT security as well as the latest methods and programming languages used by attackers. Three of the best programming languages for Ethical Hacking are PHP, Python, and SQL.

Brittany Day
Feb 22, 2023

Attackers Deploy Sophisticated Linux Implant on Fortinet Network Security Devices

In December network security vendor Fortinet disclosed that a critical vulnerability in its FortiOS operating system was being exploited by attackers in the wild. This week, after additional analysis, the company released more details about a sophisticated malware implant that those attackers deployed through the flaw.

Brittany Day
Jan 17, 2023

10 Essential Linux Tools for Network and Security Pros

Picking just 10 Linux open source security tools isn’t easy, especially when network professionals and security experts have dozens if not several hundred tools available to them.

Brittany Day
Jan 15, 2023

Linux Dodges Serious Wi-Fi Security Exploits

What appeared to be one simple Linux Wi-Fi networking security problem was soon revealed to be five different nasty Wi-Fi security problems. Fortunately, the patches are on their way.

Brittany Day
Oct 22, 2022

7 Key Benefits of Network Monitoring

Businesses rely on their networks to stay connected and productive. When something goes wrong with the network, it can cause significant disruptions in workflow. That's why it's essential to have a network monitoring system to help you detect and fix problems before they cause any damage. This post will discuss seven key benefits of network monitoring.

Brittany Day
Jun 10, 2022

Log4j Flaw Needs Immediate Remediation

After nearly two years of adopting major network and security changes wrought by COVID-19 and hybrid work, weary IT network and security teams didn’t need another big issue to take care of, but they have one: Stemming potential damage from the recently disclosed vulnerability in open source Java-logging Apache Log4j software.

Brittany Day
Dec 20, 2021

Exploring WireGuard: Linux's Built-in VPN for Enhanced Security

Even the best of ideas can take their own sweet time making it into the Linux kernel. Learn how WireGuard - rather than OpenVPN or IKEv2 - made it into the Linux kernel.

Brittany Day
Dec 09, 2021

The 8 Best Wireless Penetration Testing Tools for Linux

Protecting your wireless networks from infiltrators is critically important in keeing your Linux environment secure! Check out these eight great wireless hacking tools for Linux.

Brittany Day
Sep 20, 2021

Should You Block Connections to Your Network From Foreign Countries?

This LinuxSecurity.com article featured on the frontpage of Slashdot examines the concept of geo filtering and how it could add a valuable layer of security to your firewall, and explores how the Geolocation for nftables project is leveraging Open Source to provide intuitive, customizable geo filtering on Linux.

Brittany Day
Feb 15, 2021

What Is Penetration Testing and How Does It Improve Network Security?

The best way to improve and guarantee your network’s security is by continuously testing it, looking for flaws to fix. Penetration testing an excellent method of verifying and improving network security. Here's what you need to know about network pentesting.

Brittany Day
Dec 25, 2020

IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Now Supports WPA3 to Make Wi-Fi Safe Again

The IPFire 2.25 Core Update 153 release brings WPA3 support to the hardened open-source firewall Linux distro - making Wi-Fi safe again for IPFire users.

Brittany Day
Dec 24, 2020

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 bypasses the Windows 10 Firewall

The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will bypass the Windows 10 firewall and any configured rules, raising security concerns for those who use the feature - the main concern being a lack of awareness of this change.

Brittany Day
Oct 02, 2020

WireGuard VPN is a step closer to mainstream adoption

Linux network stack maintainerDavid Millerhascommittedthe WireGuard VPN project into the Linux "net-next" source tree. Miller maintains bothnetandnet-next—the source trees governing the current implementation of the Linux kernel networking stack and the implementation of thenextLinux kernel's networking stack, respectively. Learn more:

Brittany Day
Dec 19, 2019

Linux Network Security - Page 2

Harnessing Proxies for Enhanced Threat Intelligence: A Guide with Open Source Tools

Understanding HTTP Proxy Servers: A Vital Linux Network Security Tool

Exploring Vulnerability Scanners: Tools & Strategies for a Secure Network