Ethical Hacking: DIY Mobile Security Workstation (For Cheap)

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Reverse-engineers a $749 EC-Council kit and shows a working alternative built from Amazon parts for about $250 in parts: a Raspberry Pi 3 B+, 7" touchscreen, SD card, power brick, waterproof keyboard, TP-Link USB Wi‑Fi adapter, battery bank and an SDR. Workflow: flash the Kali Raspberry Pi 64-bit image, boot, apt update/upgrade, expand the SD partition, then apt install kali-linux-full; notes that some tools don’t run on Pi and optional Gale Force accessories (travel router, extra adapters) add capability.

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1. 0:00Introduction and motivation
2. 5:31Building the workstation
3. 10:30Software and configuration
4. 16:03Operating system alternatives
5. 18:51Expansion and accessories
6. 22:05Q&A and concluding remarks

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