A penetration test, or the short form pentest, is an attack on a computer system with the intention of finding security weaknesses, potentially gaining access to it, its functionality and data. A Penetration Testing Linux is a special built Linux distro that can be used for analyzing and evaluating security …
Read More »Linux Easter eggs – What to do when you’re bored!!!
Every once in a while I get bored and try to find something funny in Linux. I found few Linux Easter eggs, you might find them funny or just to pass sometime while you’re thinking of something else … So here goes … Firefox/IceWeasel Robots Type “about:robots” in the Firefox …
Read More »Fix “Could not apply stored configuration to monitors. Error on line 1 Char 1. Document was empty or contained whitespace” error in Kali Linux
I just installed Kali Linux 1.0.6 on VirtualBox. My installation finished without a problem but when I tried to Login, I had the following error Could not apply stored configuration to monitors. Error on line 1 Char 1. Document was empty or contained whitespace This error doesn’t really stop me …
Read More »TP-Link TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter in Linux
I’ve got this TP-Link TL-WDN3200 N600 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter and I’ve been trying to make it work in Kali Linux which is a Debian derivative. I managed to find the Linux driver DPO_RT5572_LinuxSTA_2.6.1.3_20121022.tar.bz2 from http://www.mediatek.com/. The instructions were very clear but when I tried to compile I received …
Read More »Auto login root user at system start in Kali Linux – GNOME and KDE
Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd. Mati Aharoni and Devon Kearns of Offensive Security developed it by rewriting BackTrack, their previous forensics Linux distribution. By default root is the only user account in …
Read More »