This presentation shows the steps necessary to install Backtrack 4 on a USB drive with persistent changes, Nessus, encryption and a few tweaks.

2. Building the Perfect Backtrack
4 USB Thumb Drive

3. Why?

4. What
makes it
perfect?

7. Persistence

8. Nessus

9. Encrypted

10. Current

11. What you
will need

12. Two USB Thumb drives
One at least 2GB
One at least 4GB

13. OR
One DVD
One Thumb Drive at least 4GB

14. A copy of the Backtrack 4 Pre-Release ISO
http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack_download.html

15. What are
We Going
to Do?

16. Partition the Thumb Drive
Install Backtrack
Setup Persistence
Install Nessus
Configure Encryption
Tweak a Few Things
Profit

17. Let’s Get
Started

18. Create A Bootable Backtrack 4 Device
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/
OR
Burn a DVD

19. Partition the Thumb Drive

30. Install Backtrack

33. Setup Persistence

41. Install Nessus

61. Configure Encryption

67. Note: on a 4GB drive, I suggest
making this no larger than 1000MB.
Larger will cause issues later.

76. Tweak a Few Things

93. Resources
My Blog
Infosec Ramblings
http://www.infosecramblings.com/backtrack
Remote Exploit
Backtrack 4 Creators
http://www.remote-exploit.org/
Offensive Security
Backtrack/Pentesting Training
http://www.offensive-security.com/

94. Questions?
Contact Info
Kevin Riggins
Email: kriggins@infosecramblings.com
Twitter: kriggins
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinriggins