WEBVTT 0 00:01.260 --> 00:08.430 In this lecture we'll discuss the hacking lab environment. In this course we'll be using Linux as the 1 00:08.430 --> 00:12.410 hacking and penetration testing operating system. 2 00:12.540 --> 00:15.380 I suppose you use Windows or Mac, 3 00:15.390 --> 00:23.730 as your main OS , and in this case you have to install Linux in a VM, in VirtualBox or VMWare. I'll 4 00:23.730 --> 00:26.330 show you how to do it in the next lecture. 5 00:27.300 --> 00:34.130 There are hundreds of Linux distributions available and I'm sure you wonder what could distro you should 6 00:34.130 --> 00:42.530 install. Even though the Security Concepts and hacking labs do not depend on a specific Linux distribution 7 00:42.890 --> 00:45.140 and you can run them on any linux 8 00:45.140 --> 00:52.660 my advice is to install Kali Linux and eventually if your system resources permit it a second 9 00:52.700 --> 00:57.500 distribution like Ubuntu or Linux Mint in another VM. 10 00:57.500 --> 01:02.250 There are some hacking labs that require two Linux systems. 11 01:02.270 --> 01:04.600 These are also the distros 12 01:04.640 --> 01:07.450 I have used in a course. 13 01:07.570 --> 01:15.840 Let's see what Kali Linux is. Kali Linux is the world's most popular Offensive Security optimized 14 01:15.850 --> 01:20.060 Linux distribution. Based on Debian testing 15 01:20.160 --> 01:29.160 Kali includes more than 600 penetration testing tools including the big ones like Metasploit and Nmap and 16 01:29.250 --> 01:39.950 Aircrack-NG but also a wide variety of more obscure and specialized tools. You'll find tens of hacking 17 01:39.950 --> 01:49.040 tools used for information gathering, vulnerability analyses, wireless attacks, web application assessment, 18 01:49.280 --> 01:54.310 exploitation, stress testing or forensics tools. 19 01:54.320 --> 02:03.670 Moreover Kali is free and always will be. So the advantage of using Kali is that you don't have to 20 02:03.670 --> 02:11.430 set anything up all the needed tools are already installed configured and ready to be launched. 21 02:11.500 --> 02:19.810 Of course, if for any reason you prefer to use another distribution, you can do it. Just that you have 22 02:19.810 --> 02:26.980 to install and configure the security applications you want to use and sometimes is not the easiest 23 02:26.980 --> 02:27.430 job. 24 02:28.680 --> 02:35.820 Note that Cali is a Linux distribution specifically geared towards professional penetration testers 25 02:36.120 --> 02:41.280 and security specialists. Given its unique nature 26 02:41.280 --> 02:48.330 it is not recommended distribution if you are unfamiliar with Linux at all or if you are looking 27 02:48.330 --> 02:57.450 for a general purpose Linux desktop distribution for development, web design, gaming and so on. For those 28 02:57.540 --> 02:58.640 activities 29 02:58.760 --> 03:03.120 a distribution like Ubuntu or Linux Mint would be more appropriate. 30 03:04.650 --> 03:07.660 Another cybersecurity Linux distribution 31 03:07.710 --> 03:15.850 I want you to be aware of is Parrot OS. It's secure, lightweight free and portable. 32 03:15.960 --> 03:17.480 It could be more appropriate 33 03:17.550 --> 03:27.770 then Kali for older systems because it uses less resources. Like Kali, Parrot OS is is based on 34 03:27.770 --> 03:32.640 Debian and designed with security and privacy in mind. 35 03:32.780 --> 03:40.730 It includes a full portable laboratory for all kinds of cybersecurity operations from penetration testing 36 03:40.760 --> 03:44.090 to digital forensics and reverse engineering. 37 03:44.090 --> 03:51.260 But it also includes everything needed to develop your own software or keep your data secure. 38 03:51.350 --> 04:00.960 The graphical interface of Parrot OS is built using Ubuntu mate. You can install both Kali and Parrot 39 04:00.990 --> 04:09.240 OS in a VM and take a look at each of them because they're the two most popular operating systems used 40 04:09.270 --> 04:11.820 by most of the security professionals.