When you think of Kali Linux, it's quick to assume this is just a hacker's toolkit with all the necessary apps to pen-test and do other things you may not require on a home local area network (LAN).

When the IBM PC was new, I served as the president of the San Francisco PC User Group for three years. That’s how I met PCMag’s editorial team, who brought me on board in 1986. In the years since that ...