Top 5 Penetration Testing Linux Distributions | Linux Today

Top 5 Penetration Testing Linux Distributions

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Oct 16, 2016

There are a seemingly endless amount of Linux distros for just about every area of use. This includes pen testing, sometimes called hacking, distros. Some of you are undoubtedly familiar with, at least if you have spent any time looking around at all the distributions out there.

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