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Offensive Security has  released  Kali Linux 2020.2, the latest iteration of the popular open-source penetration testing platform. Kali Linux 2020.2 changes Dark and light themes are now available for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. The login screen got new graphics and a new layout. New package logos for each tool There are several cosmetic changes in this newest Kali Linux release: New packages: the latest version of the GNOME desktop environment (v3.36),  Joplin  (an open-source note taking and to-do application),  Nextnet  (a pivot point discovery tool), SpiderFoot (automated OSINT collection for reconnaissance), and Python 3.8. Also, the module for Python 2 has been re-included temporarily because some tools still need it. After recently switching the default “root/toor” credentials to “kali/kali” for desktop images and making the default user account a standard, unprivileged (non-root) user, Offensive Secur...

Kali Linux 2020.1 released with new tools, improvements to theme & kali-undercover, adds Non-Root by default and Kali single installer image. With the release as previously announced, Kali Linux moved to a traditional default non-root user and also announced NetHunter Rootless Edition. Kali Linux 2020.1 Earlier this year kali Linux team at Offensive Security  announced  the move to the “traditional default non-root user” model, now the changes to effect with version 2020.1. Earlier kali inherited the default root policy from its predecessors, starting from Kali 2020.1 there is no longer a superuser account and default user now is a standard, unprivileged, user. The change was made due to security reasons, so no more root/toor it should be kali/kali. Kali as the new username & password Another notable change is the Single Installer Image, Kali no longer offer images for every desktop environment (DE). Instead, they now provide a single image and ask yo...

Ever required to perform penetration testing with an Undercover or in cognitive mode. Well for starter here is the good news. Offensive Security today released a new and the final version of Kali Linux for 2019 that includes a special theme to transform your Xfce desktop environment into a Windows look-a-like desktop. Dubbed ' Kali Undercover ,' the theme has been designed for those who work in public places or office environments and don't want people to spot that you're working on Kali Linux, an operating system popular among hackers, penetration testers, and cybersecurity researchers. As shown in the demo below, simply enabling "Kali Undercover Mode" from the menu would immediately turn your distinctive Kali dragon theme to the boring bluish version of the Windows operating system. Besides Kali Undercover, the latest  Kali Linux 2019.4  release, powered by Linux kernel 5.3.9, now also includes some new exciting updates, including: Xfce De...