• Enterprise-grade network security toolkit for the security professional and network administrator.
• Comprehensive set of open source network and security applications pre-built and ready for use.
• Full package management capabilities with access to the NST RPM repository and ISO releases.
• Full source code available for the NST distribution.

• Access and manage the tools on the NST system remotely using your web browser.
• Common tasks performed quickly with just a few button clicks.
• In-line help using DOM tool tips and NST Wiki How-To docs.
• Generate geolocation maps using network security applications.

• Boot directly (Live) from DVD media or a USB flash drive.
• Install from CD/DVD/USB to a hard disk or USB flash drive.
• Boot NST as a Virtual Machine to perform network security analysis tasks, validation and network/system monitoring on enterprise servers hosting virtual machines.