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Happy 10th anniversary & Kali's story.so far

Kali Linux

Quick history lesson It all began in 2004, with Whoppix , a security operating system based on Knoppix. Longer history lesson Knoppix - Initial two weeks work Whoppix (White-Hat and knOPPIX) came about as the founder, @Muts, was doing an in-person air-gap network penetration test lasting for two weeks in 2004.

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What is the Future for Women in Cybersecurity in 2021?

Jane Frankland

If you look to (ISC)2 and their Workforce Study, they’ll tell you that for the first time since they started tracking the cybersecurity workforce numbers in 2004, they’ve seen a decrease in the skills gap – from 4.07 There are a variety of reports circulating that detail the skills gap. million in 2019 to 3.12 million in 2020.