Parrot Security OS (or ParrotSec) is a Debian-based GNU / Linux distribution. Developed for Penetration Tests (Computer Security), Vulnerability and Mitigation Assessment, Computer Forensics and Anonymous Surfing. Created by the Italian Frozenbox team.
ParrotSec or Parrot Security OS offers many tools for analyzing web content and computer systems. It is a laboratory for Forensics digital use, with legally recognized tools that work with cryptography, offering many possibilities. In addition, it allows you to surf and work anonymously.
Parrot is based on Debian's stable Jessie distribution, with a more security-adjusted linux 4.xx Kernel. Distribution is rolling release.
The new version is called CyberSloop and comes with an updated Linux Kernel in the 4.8 version.
The interface is MATE, a fork of Gnome 2, and the default display manager is a LightDM.
The program is certified to run on systems that have at least 265Mb RAM and is suitable for both 32bit (i386) and 64bit (amd64). It also has a special version that works on old 32bit machines (486). In addition, the program is available for armel and armhf architectures. It also has a version (32bit and 64bit) developed for servers to perform Cloud pentesting.
Η team of development has not exactly determined the frequency of the official releases but according to the changelog of the versions already released, the release frequency of the distributions is monthly.
The new Parrot Security OS 3.4 is here. You can download it from the following link before the official release:
