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Screencast: BackTrack 4 offers an arsenal of penetration testing tools


Peter Giannoulis, Contributor
08.25.2009
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Having an arsenal of penetration testing tools at the ready -- without having to actually install any of them -- is without question a major time-saver for information security pros. That's why BackTrack is so popular.

This month, Peter Giannoulis of TheAcademyPro.com and TheAcademyHome.com demonstrates BackTrack 4, the final version of the venerab...



le pen-testing live Linux-based CD distribution. Giannoulis shows you how to get it up and running in a virtualized environment (or as an ISO image) and samples some of the many tools it has to offer.

For other demonstrations of free security tools, visit our screencast page.


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