Operating Systems

This is a curated list of Operating Systems:

BackBox - Based on Ubuntu.

• BackBox is more than an operating system, it is a Free Open Source Community Project with the aim of promoting the culture of security in IT environment and give its contribution to make it better and safer.

BlackArch Linux - Based on Arch Linux.

• BlackArch Linux is an Arch Linux-based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers.

Fedora Security Lab - Based on Fedora.

• The Fedora Security Lab provides a safe test environment to work on security auditing, forensics, system rescue and teaching security testing methodologies in universities and other organizations.

Kali Linux - Based on Debian.

• Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.

Parrot Security OS - Based on Debian.

• This is a special purpose operating system designed for Penetration Test and Red Team operations. It contains a full arsenal of ready to use pentesting tools.

Pentoo - Based on Gentoo.

• Pentoo is a Live CD and Live USB designed for penetration testing and security assessment.

URIX OS - Based on openSUSE.

• A general purpose, and security focused Linux distribution based on openSUSE. — Archived

Wifislax - Based on Slackware.

• Wireless Security labs

Malware analysts and reverse-engineering

Used for Malware analysts and reverse-engineering

Flare VM - Based on Windows.

• A collection of software installations scripts for Windows systems that allows you to easily setup and maintain a reverse engineering environment on a virtual machine (VM).

REMnux - Based on Debian.

• REMnux® is a Linux toolkit for reverse-engineering and analyzing malicious software.