Cybersecurity Glossary

Kali Linux

Kali Linux is an open-source, specialized Linux platform developed and supported by Offensive Security and used for security research, penetration testing and security forensics.

The platform packages a number of tools and utilities for security professionals and features popular apps such as Nmap, metasploit, OWASP Zap, Wireshark and others.

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