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Thunderbird 145 Enables Support for DNS over HTTPS, Drops 32-Bit Linux Binaries

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Parrot OS 6.3 Released with Enhanced Security, New Tools

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 02, 2025,
updated Feb 03, 2025

Parrot OS 6.3

Quoting: Parrot OS 6.3 Released with Enhanced Security, New Tools —

Over three months after its last 6.2 release, Parrot OS, a versatile Debian-based Linux distro designed for security experts, developers, and privacy-conscious users, announced the release of version 6.3.

Relying on MATE desktop environment 1.26, Parrot 6.3 ships with updates to applications like Metasploit (6.4.43), Maltego (4.8.1), and Wireshark (4.0.17), among many others. This release also adds Caido (0.44.1) and Seclists-lite (2024.4), which promise to expand and refine your security toolkit.

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