Kali Linux turns 10 this year, and to celebrate, the Linux penetration testing distribution has added defensive security tools to its arsenal of open-source security tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It remains to be seen if Kali Purple<\/a> will do for defensive open source security tools what Kali Linux has done for open source pentesting, but the addition of more than 100 open source tools for SIEM<\/a>, incident response<\/a>, intrusion detection<\/a> and more should raise the profile of those defensive tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For now, Kali is primarily known for its roughly 600 open source pentesting tools, allowing pentesters to easily install a full range of offensive security tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this article, we\u2019ll focus primarily on how to use this powerful OS to run a pentest and mistakes to avoid. We’ll give you an overview of what can be achieved with Kali Linux using a short selection of pre-installed tools. While this guide serves as an introduction to common pentesting phases<\/a>, with practical examples that highlight best practices, it’s not a substitution for a complete professional pentesting methodology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Also read:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n\n