Frankly, the Reg FOSS desk is not an élite hacker and has never worked as a pen-tester – although he has warned some large companies about holes in their network security before now. It has a bewildering variety of tools, and when installing, you can choose whether you want them all built in, or just a core set. Kali rates highly on Distrowatch – it's currently at number 18, pop-pickers – which we ascribe mainly to its appearances on TV show Mr Robot and the consequent perception that this is a cool tool for élite hackers penetration testers and other security professionals.įor the type of people it targets, it's a handy time-saver. The default Xfce desktop of Kali Linux 2023.1 is neatly customised, albeit a little shinier than more business-focused distros