Pretty Polly
The latest release of Parrot Security OS has some extremely colorful plumage, which will appeal to both hackers and lay users interested in their systems' safety.
Playing with Parrot Security OS
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Prin Pattawaro – 123RF.com
Parrot Security OS, which recently celebrated its 4th birthday [1], comes from the Frozenbox Network, an Italian network dedicated to hacking, IT security, and programming [2]. It follows in the footsteps of already mighty security-focused OSs such as CAINE [3] and WeakerThan [4] both of which were also developed in Italy.
The OS doesn't follow an official release frequency but since 2014 has released versions on roughly a monthly basis.
Version 3.1, code-named Defcon, was released in July and is based on Debian jessie. It is available both for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, as well as ARM and IoT images, including the Raspberry Pi and Cubieboard 4 (CC80). Visitors to the Parrot Security OS website can download either the Full or the Lite version of the ISO from a variety of mirrors. Alternatively, the ISO can be downloaded via BitTorrent.
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