5 Best Pen-Test Linux Distributions

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 28, 2009

“Most of these distribution are live CDs which can be used
without having to install them to your computer. Today we will take
a look at some of best Pen-test distributions out there.

“1) BackTrack: Backtrack is the most widely known pen-test
distribution out there. The latest release (4 Beta) has been ported
to Debian/Ubuntu from Slackware and now can be installed locally as
a full distribution and tools can be updated using Backtrack
repositories. Backtrack includes more than 300+ security
tools.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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