Tools Update (14 Jan 2013)

My slightly irregular update at the moment on new and updated Information Security tools that I have come across or use. The tools are mainly those for PenTesting although other tools are sometimes included. As a bit of background into how I find these tools, I keep a close watch on twitter and other websites to find updates or new releases, I also search for pen testing and security projects on Source Forge. Some of the best sites I have found for details of new tools and releases are http://www.toolswatch.org/, http://tools.hackerjournals.com/


Burp Suite Professional 
http://portswigger.net/burp/downloadfree.html
v1.5.04
This release adds an in-tool repository for the new extensibility APIs. The Extender / APIs tab lists all of the interfaces available in the current build of Burp, and lets you browse these and save the interface and Javadoc files locally.

Android Pen Test tools
http://seclist.us/2013/01/droid-pentest-tools-released-a-list-of-android-apps-for-penetration-testing.html
is a list of android apps for penetration testing

12 Interesting Penetration Testing Linux Distros
http://www.slashgeek.net/2013/01/10/12-pentest-linux-distro/
An article on Slashgeek about PenTest Linux distros