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Kali Linux is a widely respected Linux distribution geared toward testing and auditing systems and networks, and the latest release has added more hacking tools, updates, and even a UI refresh. First, ...

Kali Linux 2025.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download with 13 new tools and an expanded car hacking toolkit. Designed for cybersecurity professionals and ethical hackers, ...

To stop malicious hackers, you need to learn all the skills that they possess. That means knowing how to find weaknesses and run attacks. When used for good, these skills can be very lucrative. Many ...

Also in today's open source roundup: Black Lab Linux 7.6 released, and the meaning of Bash on Microsoft's Windows operating system Kali Linux is bird of a slightly different feather, in terms of Linux ...

In addition to the updated Gnome and KDE Plasma desktop environments, the latest version of Kali Linux 2025.5 also includes new functions and tools. With Kali Linux, security researchers and ...

If you talk to as many hackers as I do, ethical hackers that is, you quickly get used to one thing: the popularity of one particular operating system. You would probably guess that it's going to be a ...

If you’re familiar with the concept of ethical hacking or have even just watched the TV series Mr Robot, you’ve likely encountered Kali Linux. This open source Debian-based distro has become so widely ...