Release of Parrot 4.8 distribution with a selection of programs for security testing.

Available the release of the distribution Parrot 4.8, based on the Debian Testing package base and includes a collection of tools for system security assessment, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Available for download are offered three options of ISO images: with MATE environment (full 4 GB and reduced 1.8 GB) and with KDE desktop (1.9 GB).

The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable laboratory for security experts and forensic analysts, focusing on tools for testing cloud systems and Internet of Things devices. It also includes cryptographic tools and programs for secure internet access, including TOR, I2P, anonsurf, gpg, tccf, zulucrypt, veracrypt, truecrypt, and luks.

The new release synchronizes with the Debian Testing package base as of March 2020. Updated package versions include Linux kernel 5.4 and MATE desktop 1.24,
anonsurf,
aircrack 1.6,
airgeddon 10.01,
beef 0.5.0,
burpsuite 2020.1,
vscodium 1.43,
libreoffice 6.4, metasploit 5.0.74,
nodejs 10.17,
postgresql 11,
radare2 4.2,
radare-cutter 1.10, weevely 4.0, and
wine 5.0.

Source: opennet.ru