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TOP 20 VIRTUAL MACHINES FOR CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS
List of top VMs tailored for various cybersecurity domains, from Pentest :
| VM Name | Reference Link |
| 1. Kali Purple (SOC-in-a-box) | https://cdimage.kali.org/kali-2024.3/kali-linux-2024.3-installer-purple-amd64.iso |
| 2. Kali Linux (Pentesting) | https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-installer-images |
| 3. Predator-OS (Pentesting) | https://predator-os.ir/download-predator-os/ |
| 4. BlackArch Linux (Pentesting) | https://blackarch.org/downloads.html |
| 5. BackBox (Pentesting) | https://linux.backbox.org/download/ |
| 6. Kookarai (Pentesting) | https://kookarai.idocker.hacking-lab.com/ |
| 7. Parrot Security OS (Red and Blue Team operation) | https://parrotsec.org/download/ |
| 8.Commando VM (Windows-based Pentesting/Red Teaming) | https://github.com/mandiant/commando-vm |
| 9. Whonix (Privacy and Anonymity) | https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Download |
| 10. Tails (Privacy and Anonymity) | https://tails.net/install/download/ |
| 11. Qubes OS (Hypervisor) | https://www.qubes-os.org/downloads/ |
| 12. Mandiant Threat Pursuit (Windows-based Threat Intelligence and Hunting) | https://github.com/mandiant/ThreatPursuit-VM |
| 13. Tsurugi Linux (Digital Forensics and OSINT) | https://tsurugi-linux.org/downloads.php |
| 14. SIFT Workstation (Digital Forensics) | https://sift-tool.org/download |
| 15. CSI Linux (Digital Forensics) | http://downloads.csilinux.com/ |
| 16. CAINE (Digital Forensics) | https://www.caine-live.net/page5/page5.html |
| 17. RedHunt Labs-OS Linux (Adversary Emulation and Threat Hunting) | https://redhuntlabs.com/open-source-free-tools/ |
| 18. FLARE-VM (Reverse Engineering) | https://github.com/mandiant/flare-vm |
| 19.REMnux (Reverse Engineering/Malware Analysis) | https://remnux.org/ |
| 20. Trace Labs OSINT VM (OSINT to Find Missing Persons) | https://www.tracelabs.org/initiatives/osint-vm |
NOTE: The information is provide is on “as is “ basis, without assurance of any kind .
Revision history
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19-Sept-24 – first released. — top 20 VM for PenTest
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