Kali turns Nexus fondleslabs into hacking weapons

Every hacker's favourite operating system, Kali Linux, has been brought to Google Nexus in a move that brings portable popping to a new level. Nexus users running the NetHunter penetration testing platform can now launch their attacks including Teensy keyboard and BadUSB man-in-the-middle (MITM) networking attacks via USB …

[Devon_Custard]

Eh?

I read each word and they all made sense individually but not combined in that article.

Maybe I am getting old

[Joe 48]

Re: Eh?

Great work but can't see the real world use for that example.

[Anonymous Coward]

I can't help thinking that a tablet is a suboptimal platform for hacking. Or any other kind of real work.

Even a transformer with the keyboard attached is a huge pain in the ass compared to a proper laptop.

[Anonymous Coward]

> Even a transformer with the keyboard attached is a huge pain in the ass compared to a proper laptop.

I can't help thinking that a 17" Dell laptop would be /more/ of a pain in the ass than an Asus transformer (with or without keyboard, but preferably without)

[W3dge]

I think you're using your transformer wrong...

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: a tablet is a suboptimal platform for hacking

Yeah, but lurking in the vicinity of somewhere "interesting" prodding at a fondleslab might be less suspicious than working on your laptop ...

[TwistUrCapBack]

Hurray

Hurray for Kali Linux - and all its awesomeness ..

Would be horrible to use on a tablet though, and I fail to see why anyone would want/need to