The AWS exploitation framework, designed for testing security
...While several AWS security scanners currently serve as the proverbial “Nessus” of the cloud, Pacu is designed to be the Metasploit equivalent. Written in Python 3 with a modular architecture, Pacu has tools for every step of the pen testing process, covering the full cyber kill chain. Pacu is the aggregation of all of the exploitation experience and research from our countless prior AWS red team engagements. Automating components of the assessment not only improves efficiency but also allows our assessment team to be much more thorough in large environments. What used to take days to manually enumerate can be now be achieved in minutes. ...
The ODS3 Virtual Machine Challenge are downloadable images that can be run as VMWare or VirtualBox instances. The Idea behind the challenge is to test and exercise web application penetration testing in a controlled environment. These images are great for cyber security students, penetration testers and hobbyist.
Care should be taken if installed on an Internet access host as the application are purposely vulnerable to attack and exploitation.
Based on MATE environment HackShark Linux is a lightweight distribution for penetration testing, cyber forensic investigation and vulnerability assessment purpose.