Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Linux Distribution – Kali Linux 2023.1

• Kali Purple – The dawn of a new era. Kali is not only Offense, but starting to be defense
• Python Changes – Python 3.11 & PIP changes going forward
• 2023 Theme – Our once a year theme update! This time, what’s old is new again
• Desktop Updates – XFCE 4.18 & KDE Plasma 5.27
• Default Kernel Settings – What makes the Kali kernel different
• New Tools – As always, various new tools added

What is in Kali Purple?

On a higher level, Kali Purple consists of:

• A reference architecture for the ultimate SOC In-A-Box; perfect for:
  • Learning
  • Practicing SOC analysis and threat hunting
  • Security control design and testing
  • Blue / Red / Purple teaming exercises
  • Kali spy vs. spy competitions ( bare knuckle Blue vs. Red )
  • Protection of small to medium size environments
• Over 100 defensive tools, such as:
  • Arkime – Full packet capture and analysis
  • CyberChef – The cyber SWISS army knife
  • Elastic Security – Security Information and Event Management
  • GVM – Vulnerability scanner
  • TheHive – Incident response platform
  • Malcolm – Network traffic analysis tool suite
  • Suricata – Intrusion Detection System
  • Zeek – (another) Intrusion Detection System (both have their use-cases!)
  • …and of course all the usual Kali tools
• Defensive tools documentations
• Pre-generated image
• Kali Autopilot – an attack script builder / framework for automated attacks
• Kali Purple Hub for the community to share:
  • Practice PCAPS
  • Kali Autopilot scripts for blue teaming exercises
• Community Wiki
• A defensive menu structure according to NIST CSF (National Institute of Standards and Technology Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity):
  • Identify
  • Protect
  • Detect
  • Respond
  • Recover
• Kali Purple Discord channels for community collaboration and fun
• And theme: installer, menu entries & XFCE!

…And this is just the beginning of our journey.

More info here.

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