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Parrot Security Could Be Your Next Security Tool

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JW
Jack Wallen
Dec 5, 2016

Network and security administrators rely heavily on their tools. Without the right tools, that brilliant mind can only do so much. But what tools are the best for the job of forensics or testing? As you probably know, the list of such tools is extensive and often times it’s a matter of experimentation, review, and guesswork.

That’s where the likes Parrot Security come in. Parrot Security is a complete distribution, based on Debian Jessie core, which includes software for cryptography, cloud, anonymity, digital forensics, programming.

JW

Jack Wallen

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