Beginning around 2007,[2] the company created open source projects, advanced security courses, the ExploitDB vulnerability database, and the Kali Linux distribution.
[4] OffSec also provides cybersecurity training courses and certifications, such as the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP).
He also summarized accusations of cheating, and Offensive Security's responses, concluding hiring based only on credentials was a mistake, and an applicants skills should be validated.
The release of the second version (2.0) received a wide coverage in the digital media[14][15][16][17] Offensive Security provides a book, Kali Linux Revealed,[18] and makes the first edition available for free download.
[20] In 2019, in a detailed review, Cyberpunk called Offensive Security's Kali Linux, "formally [sic] known as BackTrack," the "best penetration testing distribution.
The database is designated to help penetration testers test small projects easily by sharing information with each other.
In Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing Guide, Rafay Baloch said Exploit-db had over 20,000 exploits, and was available in BackTrack Linux by default.