Second Kali Linux update of this year and this time, it is about the latest Kali Linux 2018.2 release! The last release was made available recently in the month of February. This new release includes all patches, fixes, updates, and improvements since the last release – Kali Linux 2018.1, including the shiny new Linux kernel version 4.15, which fixes the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. Most importantly, this release also includes improved support for AMD GPUs and AMD Secure Encrypted Read more about UPDATE: Kali Linux 2018.2 Release!
UPDATE: Kali Linux 2018.1 Release!
Second post of the new year and it is about the latest Kali Linux 2018.1 release! The last Kali Linux release was made available in the month of November. As usual, this new release includes all patches, fixes, updates, and improvements since the last release - Kali Linux 2017.3. Importantly, a nasty bug that caused the Gnome Shell to crash when you plug an USB device was fixed in this release. What’s new in Kali Linux 2018.1? Kali Linux 2018.1 ships with the new Linux kernel version Read more about UPDATE: Kali Linux 2018.1 Release!
UPDATE: Kali Linux 2017.3 Release!
After a long hiatus, it's good to be back and posting about the latest Kali Linux 2017.3 release! The last Kali Linux release was made available a couple of months ago. Presumably, this new release includes all patches, fixes, updates, and improvements since the last release. Additionally, the kernel has also been updated to 4.13.10 along with updates for other tools such as Reaver v1.6.3, PixieWPS v1.3, Burp Suite v1.7.27, Cuckoo v2.0.4, The Social Engineering Toolkit v7.7.4, Veil 3.0and more! Read more about UPDATE: Kali Linux 2017.3 Release!
UPDATE: Kali Linux 2017.2 Release
About five months ago, I wrote about Kali Linux 2017.1. We now have an update - Kali Linux 2017.2, which is a roll-up of all updates since the last release. In addition to all of the standard security and package updates that are submitted via Debian Testing, this release also has more than a dozen new tools! Read more about UPDATE: Kali Linux 2017.2 Release
AttifyOS: IoT Devices Testing Distribution!
Distributions such as Kali Linux make it easier for us to carry out our penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, digital forensics gigs and wireless assessments. However, there are very few tools on such distributions that help you test the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices as it needs bit of a customization. We now have AttifyOS to fill in the gap and help us test IoT security. Read more about AttifyOS: IoT Devices Testing Distribution!
Kali Linux 2017.1: The Professional Penetration-Testing Distro!
Kali Linux really needs no introduction today. It is the de-facto open source, Debian-based operating system for penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, digital forensics and wireless assessments. It is one of those operating systems that I see being actively developed and has a huge and helpful community. This post talks about the improvements and new tool additions in the latest open source Kali Linux 2017.1 Rolling release. Read more about Kali Linux 2017.1: The Professional Penetration-Testing Distro!
Ostinato: The Network Traffic Generator and Analyzer!
I had covered Ostinato in our earlier blog, before it got blown away and was reminded of it when I was working on the Apache Struts S2-046 vulnerability. I had a .pcap file which I had to replay and this is where Ostinato came into picture. A bit off track, if you want to protect yourself from S2-045 & S2-046, and your application is on Apache, simply add the following to your .htaccess file: <IfModule mod_headers.c> RequestHeader unset Content-Type RequestHeader unset Read more about Ostinato: The Network Traffic Generator and Analyzer!