Creation of a bootable Kali Linux USB drive with persistent storage

Information Security training requires hands-on experimentation to develop skills and apply classroom instruction. The ideal environment is available to students in class and at home and should provide resources from which the students can further their learning independently. This paper describes an approach to building a bootable USB flash drive based on Kali Linux that contains a persistent storage partition containing additional resources for student learning. Students are then able to use the same environment for completing in class labs and at home learning and experimentation.