Maltego v2 is out and its friggin awesome

I did a previous blog post using Maltego v1 and will be talking a bit about maltego at ChicagoCon but Maltego v2 is out and its a very nice upgrade.

from the site:

Version 2 of Maltego has been completely rewritten - it’s a complete new code base.
The following has been added from the KZ3 release:

• Load/Save of entire graphs means you can always go back to your investigation.
• Printing of graphs (over multiple pages) for discussions.
• Export of entities (CSV format) makes it easy to import Maltego data into other databases.
• Commercial grade layout library:
  • The layout and navigation have been optimized for speed and usability.
  • Four layout types to rearrange data the way YOU want it.
  • Two view types for finding relevant info on large graphs.
• More entities and 20 brand new transforms for even deeper searches and more information.
• Search/Find (on entity value, detailed info and additional fields) helps you to get to key nodes quicker.
• Multiple open graphs on different tabs for easy switching between graphs.
• Dedicated clear-all, zoom buttons for notebook users.
• Hollywood quality look & feel will impress your friends and your boss.
• Integrated help on transforms and entities to increase your learning curve.
• Complete user guide ensures you are never lost.
• Prepopulated and preconfigured transforms and transform sets saves you time.
• Population of API key integrated with license key so it’s never lost.
• Platform independent installer means you can install it anywhere.

I like it alot and one of the coolest features is the ability to create a graph and allow others to view it, not to mention print it out, save it, and export it as a .csv. Oh and the technorati blog keyword and link search is badass. You can check out this demo video to see what i am talking about: http://ctas.paterva.com/Maltego_Videos/Episode%203 and more screenshots here: http://www.paterva.com/maltego/screenshots/

I'm trying to tidy up slides for next week but expect a maltego post or article after chicagocon.