Backtrack on Steroids

This year instead of creating PCQ Linux from scratch, we have decided to go with one of the most renowned LiveOS for penetration testing called Backtrack. This has become the de-facto OS for security related tasks in last couple of years. It consists of all popular hacking and vulnerability assessment tools. Some tools which you would love in this distro are Metasploit and a front end for it called FastTrack . We have also talked in detail about how to use such tools in the pages to follow.

But, our main aim was not to provide an OS which is only useful for those who are into penetration testing and security assessment. Rather our aim this time was to create something which can be used by anybody in times of emergency. Such as, let's say you lost your data or a partition and want to recover it. Or, your network is under attack by a virus or a hacker and you want to counter it. Being a LiveOS, you can carry it around and boot from any machines you wish you to.