The constant technological evolution brought about by the microcomputing revolution
and the advent of the internet has allowed for significant advancements in social
relations, production, and human communications. However, despite its countless
benefits, this technological progress also brings new forms of threats, making data
that is as important as it is confidential vulnerable. Thus, the field of Computer
Science in Information Security emerges. This branch of Computational Knowledge
is concerned with providing data security through network security, software and
hardware security, using a wide range of tools and techniques for this purpose. Among these tools and techniques is the use of Kali Linux, a distribution of the Linux
operating system specifically developed for Information Security, with tools for
penetration testing, detection of various vulnerabilities, and network traffic monitoring. Therefore, the topic of this work is: "Kali Linux: theoretical analysis of its application
in information security". Its overall objective was to understand the techniques and
tools of Kali Linux for Information Security, through an exploratory research based on
a literature review. One of the main final considerations of this work is the efficiency
of Kali Linux as a tool for Information Security.
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