A website that lists every known security hole in every piece of popular software on earth and serves up software that lets anyone exploit all those holes? It sounds like a terrible idea, a way of ...

Metasploit Framework creator H.D. Moore announced Tuesday that version 3.0 of his popular penetration testing tool is now available. Metasploit Framework version 3.0 contains 177 exploits, 104 ...

The open-source Metasploit Framework 5.0 has long been used by hackers and security professionals alike to break into systems. Now, this popular system penetration testing platform, which enables you ...

The popular Metasploit hacking kit has been upgraded to tackle today's Internet of Things (IoT) devices, granting researchers the opportunity to scour for bugs in modern vehicles. Rapid7 Research ...

Security product provider Rapid7 has updated its widely used open-source Metasploit exploitation framework, expanding the software so it supports enterprise IT security staff as well as its core ...

Rapid7's acquisition of the Metasploit Project caused a lot of heads to turn. Concerns were raised about the project's future, specifically that of the Metasploit Framework. I held back from saying ...

The penetration testing world saw a couple of exciting announcements yesterday. The first one I want to mention because it's one of my favorite tools -- Burp Suite Professional. It's a great tool for ...

A public exploit module for the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability has been added today to the open-source Metasploit penetration testing framework, developed by Rapid7 in collaboration with the ...

Now, there is a working exploit committed to the Metasploit Framework, which is a typically a good indicator that attacks are about to ramp up. Brad Arkin, head of product security and privacy at ...

A fresh look at the penetration testing tool Metasploit reveals the 15-year old hacking tool still has some tricks up its sleeves, even against modern defenses. The popular penetration testing and ...