When you think of Kali Linux, it's quick to assume this is just a hacker's toolkit with all the necessary apps to pen-test and do other things you may not require on a home local area network (LAN).

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A nine-year-old race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's XFS filesystem, tracked as CVE-2026-64600, allows local ...

In a recent post, I mentioned that I wanted to build some tools for a stripped-down Linux running on a 3D printer with a MIPS ...

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Compare the best penetration testing tools for 2026, including pricing, key features, use cases, and top picks for modern security teams today. As technology advances, ensuring the security of ...

This tool grew out of some bash scripts I wrote a few years ago to perform bruteforcing using the Heimdal Kerberos client from Linux. I wanted something that didn't ...