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 ...

As the inquiry into who leaked the proof-of-concept exploit code for the MS12-020 RDP flaw continues, organizations that have not patched their machines yet have a new motivation to do so: A ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Metasploit 6.2.0 has been released with 138 new modules, 148 new improvements/features, and 156 bug fixes since version 6.1.0 was released in August 2021. Metasploit is a penetration testing framework ...

Rapid7 the company who brings us the Metasploit penetration testing program is celebrating the 2 year anniversary of their acquisition of Metasploit with the release of a new free Community edition.

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 ...

Vulnerability management vendor Rapid7 has purchased the popular open-source Metasploit penetration testing tool project and named Metasploit founder HD Moore chief security officer of the company.