Backtrack was started as a project intended to security experts: it must contain a set of tools for penetration testing and reporting of data gathered, but over time has grown to take on the limits of size and features a complete Linux distribution.

Today in the security field, this distro is one of the most valued and used is simple to use, complete and high performance, combining the effectiveness of the software provided with the opportunity to expand extensive collection of programs and features; runs comfortably Live Mode are quite fast and unobtrusive in terms of resources, and can be installed on hard disk for a profitable use.

The new release, code-named pwnsauce, which has been advertised on the official site has an important new development that has already received a lot of consensus within the community. BackTrack version 4 was in fact a new heart and that's to Ubuntu.The tactical choice is justified by the convenience of being able to access the vast repository of packages, one of the most comprehensive in the Linux landscape. So it's even easier to expand Backtrack installing what we need and being able to choose from thousands of applications.

Besides the usual tweaks and updates to the software sector is already available to the user Backtrack 4 brings the novelty of Gerix and therefore new possibilities for testing the cracking of wireless networks.

For those who were interested in trying Backtrack 4 and test the new, the team decided to open a new site through which to follow the developments of this distro.