Best Forensic And Pentesting Linux Distros For Network Security

Learn about five great forensic and pentesting Linux distros that will help you identify weaknesses in your network.

Administering a network connected to the Internet isn’t a job for the timid anymore. To ward off unwanted attention from bad actors, the network admin must be able to understand the potential security weaknesses in their IT infrastructure before they can take adequate measures to harden the network periphery.

The good news is that the most popular and best tools for the job are open source. And the even better news is that there are several projects that create specialized Live distros that bundle these tools and will help you identify the weaknesses in your network.