History - Tag - Trackflaw | Cybersecurity experthttps://blog.trackflaw.com/en/tags/history/History - Tag - Trackflaw | Cybersecurity expertHugo -- gohugo.ioenSun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200History of Kali Linux: from Whoppix and BackTrack to Kali Purplehttps://blog.trackflaw.com/en/the-story-of-the-dragon-who-wanted-to-hack/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200Thibaud Robinhttps://blog.trackflaw.com/en/the-story-of-the-dragon-who-wanted-to-hack/<div class="featured-image"> <img src="/images/histoire-du-dragon-qui-voulait-hacker/logo.jpg" referrerpolicy="no-referrer"> </div>History of Kali Linux: from Whoppix and BackTrack to the dragon of offensive security Kali Linux is today the reference distribution for penetration testing. It is taught in cybersecurity courses, cited in intelligence briefings, embedded in certification labs such as the OSCP, and it even appears on screen in the series Mr. Robot. Yet this operating system, which some governments regard as a weapon, is neither a commercial product nor a project born in a research lab.