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Back in August, we had posted a list oftop ten hacker tools.

Now we have advanced it one step further to bring you the best operating systems for hackers.

Top ten operating systems for ethical hackers and security researchers

This time it is about operating systems, which have almost every necessary tool provided within.

Here is the list of top ten.

Penetration testing involves using a variety of tools and techniques to test the limits of security policies and procedures.

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What Kali has done is collect just about everything youll need in a single CD.

2-BackBox:

Backbox is a linux distribution based on Ubuntu.

It has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments.

BackBox is a lightweight OS and requires less hardware capacity.

it is an operating system for IT security and penetration testing developed by the Frozenbox Dev Team.

It is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Debian and mixed with Kali.

Each of these works might come under a different licence.

The CD contains the best of the open source and free tools that focus on testing and attacking websites.

We have included the tools used in all four steps of a web pen-test.you could simply clickhereto download.

Ergo all changes are gone after reboot, and run from media such as discs and USBs drives.

Its there believe that Live Systems just dont scale well in a robust testing environment.

GnackTrack is a Live (and installable) Linux distribution designed for Penetration Testing and is based on Ubuntu.

Blackbuntu is penetration testing distribution with GNOME Desktop Environment.

Its currently being built using the Ubuntu 10.10 and work on reference BackTrack.Downloadhere.

And its also the one of the best OS that can perform various internet hacks with privacy.

source: www.techworm.net