#1 most frequent
United States of America
56.8%1,096 installations of 1,931
What is Kali Linux?
Kali Linux is an open source, advanced penetration testing platform supported by Offensive Security headquartered in New York.
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Who Buys & Uses Kali Linux
#2 most frequent
India
8.5%165 installations of 1,931
#3 most frequent
Canada
4.6%88 installations of 1,931
Kali, the cybersecurity sidekick
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a SaaS company we must perform regular security scans to ensure our servers are up to date and configured properly. We use Kali's security tools for this purpose.
Pros
- Analyzing SSL certificates
- Analyzing SSL server configurations
- Vulnerability scanning
- Port scanning
Cons
- Kali is a collection of tools, so the documentation is fragmented. It would be nice to have more centralized docs.
Most Important Features
- Verifying SSL certificates
- Confirming SSL configurations
- Scanning web sites for potential vulnerability issues
Return on Investment
- Almost entirely positive. It's an indispensable tool in cybersecurity.
Other Software Used
SolarWinds AppOptics
It's the best OS for any IT infrastructure enthusiast
Pros
- Port analyses
- Hosting any website
- Using system as a proxy server
- More secure than Windows
Cons
- To make the Graphical interface more interactive, because Linux distros are more tend to be used in CLI.
Most Important Features
- Proxying
- Making as a Server
- Port Analyses
- Scanning
- Enumeration in binary , hex , or octal or even in ascii every tools are available
Return on Investment
- Till now Kali Linux have not made a single penny negative impact on our companies business , its so powerful and useful at the same time for our company.
Alternatives Considered
CentOS Linux and Ubuntu Linux
Other Software Used
Nmap, Burp Suite, Terminal
Kali Linux comes with 600 preinstalled tools
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Kali Linux is a great operating system that comes preinstalled with a ton of tools that can be used for penetration testing.
Pros
- Forensics
- Steganography
- Reverse engineering
Cons
- Option to deselect tools upon install
- Instructions for all the tools
- Lightweight install option
Most Important Features
- Burp suite preinstalled
- Ghidra preinstalled
- Multiple Steganography tools preinstalled
Return on Investment
- Kali is a free OS which makes it very useful to install so many tools while not paying a premium
Alternatives Considered
Ubuntu Linux, PortSwigger Burp Suite and Autopsy Digital Forensics
Other Software Used
Ubuntu Linux, Autopsy Digital Forensics, PortSwigger Burp Suite
Great OS for closing all security holes.
Pros
- Provides high security.
- Does great job with penetration testing.
- Has good number of testing tools with in.
Cons
- Usage wise, it is tough for use by beginners. Can be improved.
- With Kali Linux have noticed driver related issues especially with Nvidia graphics cards.
- Kali Linux can be improved for use as a day to day OS.
Most Important Features
- High number of inbuilt testing tools.
- Good for penetration testing of in house applications.
- Capable of knowing and creating back doors with in an application.
Return on Investment
- Initial stages of figuring out back doors in an application hence making them secure.
- ROI is good as it reduces in production security threats by letting us know well in advance.
- Entire development team along with its designers get a huge sigh of relief as all security holes are sealed well in advance before going into production.
Alternatives Considered
Parrot Analytics
Other Software Used
IBM AIX, Oracle Solaris, Wireshark, AnyDesk, LibreOffice, Debian OS
Must tool for PT. nuff said !
Pros
- Open source
- Suite of tools for PT
- NEtHunter
Cons
- Support for forensic
- Network vulnerabilities
- Windows support
Most Important Features
- Pen testing
- Vulnerabilities scanning
- Multi environs
Return on Investment
- Costs
- Time taken to setup
- Configurations needed for each use
Other Software Used
Black Box Communications Outsourcing, Parrot Analytics, Trend Micro Apex One (formerly OfficeScan)