Ubuntu Pentest Edition v2.03 released
Thursday 15 April 2010 - 3619 read - ( Keywords : LiveCD , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , Ubuntu Pentest Edition )

Ubuntu Pentest Edition is a gnome based linux designed as a complete system which can also be used for penetration testing. Ubuntu Pentest Edition has a big repository of software (Ubuntu repositories) and high customization possibilities. The system is made in a way that you can configure it to suite your needs.

FreeSentral IP PBX LiveCD v1.0 released
Thursday 8 April 2010 - 491 read - ( Keywords : FreeSentral , LiveCD , VoIP )

FreeSentral is a full IP PBX consisting of a Linux Distribution, an IP PBX and a Web Graphical User Interface for easy configuration.

Kon-Boot "root a box" on the fly v1.1 in the wild
Friday 2 April 2010 - 1040 read - ( Keywords : Kon-Boot , LiveCD , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking )

Kon-Boot is an prototype piece of software which allows to change contents of a Linux kernel (and now Windows kernel also!!!) on the fly (while booting). In the current compilation state it allows to log into a linux system as ’root’ user without typing the correct password or to elevate privileges from current user to root.

OWASP Broken Web Applications v0.91rc1 available
Saturday 27 March 2010 - 816 read - ( Keywords : Code Auditing , Framework , LiveCD , OWASP Broken Web Applications , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking )

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Broken Web Applications Project is distributed as a Virtual Machine in VMware format compatible with their no-cost VMware Player and VMware Server products (along with their commercial products).

WeaknetLabs announced WeakNet Linux IV
Friday 26 March 2010 - 471 read - ( Keywords : LiveCD , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , WeakNet Linux )

WeakNet Linux is small enough to fit onto a CD current build 600MB and runs servers directly from the CD including Web / PHP, FTP, SSH, and more.

KNOPPIX 6.2.1 LiveCD available
Friday 12 March 2010 - 946 read - ( Keywords : Knoppix , LiveCD )

KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a productive Linux system for the desktop, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it (over 8GB on the DVD "Maxi" edition).

Samurai Web Testing Framework 0.8 available
Sunday 7 March 2010 - 569 read - ( Keywords : Application Scanner , LiveCD , Samurai , Vulnerability Management )

The Samurai Web Testing Framework is a live linux environment that has been pre-configured to function as a web pen-testing environment. The CD contains the best of the open source and free tools that focus on testing and attacking websites. In developing this environment, we have based our tool selection on the tools we use in our security practice. We have included the tools used in all four steps of a web pen-test.

Web Security Dojo v1.0 released
Saturday 27 February 2010 - 633 read - ( Keywords : Application Scanner , LiveCD , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , Web Security Dojo )

Web Security Dojo is a turnkey web application security lab with tools, targets, and training materials built into a Virtual Machine(VM). It is ideal for both self-instruction and training classes since everything is pre-configured and no external network connection is needed. All tools and targets are configured to use non-conflicting ports and a Firefox proxy switcher is set up to match.

Katana v1.5 (Zatoichi) Multi-Boot Security Suite released
Thursday 25 February 2010 - 4260 read - ( Keywords : Exploitation , Framework , Katana , LiveCD , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , USB Device )

Katana is a portable multi-boot security suite designed for all your computer security needs. The idea behind this tool is to bring together all of the best security distributions to run from one USB drive. Katana includes distributions which focus on Penetration Testing, Auditing, Password Cracking, Forensics and Honey Pots.

OWASP Broken Web Applications v0.9 (Virtual Machine)
Friday 12 February 2010 - 1068 read - ( Keywords : Code Auditing , Framework , LiveCD , Local auditing , OWASP Broken Web Applications )

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Broken Web Applications Project is distributed as a Virtual Machine in VMware format compatible with their no-cost VMware Player and VMware Server products (along with their commercial products).

BackTrack v4 Final Release
Monday 11 January 2010 - 3131 read - ( Keywords : BackTrack , LiveCD )

BackTrack is the result of the merging of two Innovative Penetration Testing live Linux distributions - Whax and Auditor.

Pentoo 2009.0 final is there
Friday 18 December 2009 - 1014 read - ( Keywords : LiveCD , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking , Pentoo )

Pentoo is a Live CD and Live USB designed for penetration testing and security assessment. Based on Gentoo Linux, Pentoo includes Nessus and Metasploit for penetration testing and security assessment. The user interface is the Enlightenment window manager. Pentoo is optimized for Pentium III architecture. Pentoo supports package modularity in the same fashion that Slax does.

OSWA-Assistant v0.9.0.6h released
Saturday 12 December 2009 - 686 read - ( Keywords : LiveCD , OSWA , Wireless )

The OSWA™-Assistant is a no-Operating-System-required standalone toolkit which is solely focused on wireless auditing. As a result, in addition to the usual WiFi (802.11) auditing tools, it also covers Bluetooth and RFID auditing. Using the toolkit is as easy as popping it into your computer’s CDROM and making your computer boot from it!

Matriux v0.9.4 Build 091127 released
Wednesday 9 December 2009 - 1492 read - ( Keywords : Framework , LiveCD , Matriux , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking )

The Matriux is a phenomenon that was waiting to happen. It is a fully featured security distribution consisting of a bunch of powerful, open source and free tools that can be used for various purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, ethical hacking, system and network administration, cyber forensics investigations, security testing, vulnerability analysis, and much more. It is a distribution designed for security enthusiasts and professionals, although it can be used normally as your default desktop system.

Slitaz Aircrack-ng Distribution v20091124 released
Friday 4 December 2009 - 793 read - ( Keywords : AirCrack-ng , LiveCD , USB Device , Wireless )

The “Slitaz Aircrack-ng Distribution” is the base Slitaz cooking version plus the latest Aircrack-ng SVN version, wireless drivers patched for injection and other related tools. The custom distribution is especially tuned for the Acer Aspire One netbooks but will work well on virtually all desktops, notebooks and netbooks.

Matriux NEW Security Distro (Next 05 Dec @ Club Hack 2009)
Thursday 3 December 2009 - 1478 read - ( Keywords : Framework , LiveCD , Matriux , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking )

The Matriux is a phenomenon that was waiting to happen. It is a fully featured security distribution consisting of a bunch of powerful, open source and free tools that can be used for various purposes including, but not limited to, penetration testing, ethical hacking, system and network administration, cyber forensics investigations, security testing, vulnerability analysis, and much more. It is a distribution designed for security enthusiasts and professionals, although it can be used normally as your default desktop system.

Slitaz Aircrack-ng Distribution v20091117 released
Thursday 26 November 2009 - 967 read - ( Keywords : AirCrack-ng , LiveCD , USB Device , Wireless )

The “Slitaz Aircrack-ng Distribution” is the base Slitaz cooking version plus the latest Aircrack-ng SVN version, wireless drivers patched for injection and other related tools. The custom distribution is especially tuned for the Acer Aspire One netbooks but will work well on virtually all desktops, notebooks and netbooks.

Katana v1.0 (Kyuzo) released - multi-boot security suite
Monday 16 November 2009 - 1647 read - ( Keywords : Exploitation , Framework , Katana , LiveCD , Penetration testing & Ethical Hacking )

Katana is a portable multi-boot security suite designed for all your computer security needs. The idea behind this tool is to bring together all of the best security distributions to run from one USB drive. Katana includes distributions which focus on Penetration Testing, Auditing, Password Cracking, Forensics and Honey Pots.

Web Security Dojo v0.2 released
Sunday 8 November 2009 - 1346 read - ( Keywords : Application Scanner , Attack , LiveCD , Local auditing , Web Security Dojo )

An open source self-contained training environment for Web Application Security penetration testing. Tools + Targets = Dojo. For learning and practicing web app security testing techniques. It does not need a network connection since it contains tools, targets, and documentation. Thus making it ideal for training classes and conferences.

VAST v2.70 Beta - VIPER Assessment Security Tools (VOIP)
Tuesday 6 October 2009 - 877 read - ( Keywords : LiveCD , VAST , VoIP )

VAST is a VIPER Lab live distribution that contains VIPER developed tools such as UCsniff, videojak, videosnarf and more. Along with VIPER tools and other essential VoIP security tools, it also contains tools penetration testers utilize such as Metasploit, nmap, and Hydra.

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