Boston-based penetration testing specialists Core Security Technologies has completed a technical integration of its flagship CORE IMPACT Pro tool with the Metasploit point-and-click attack tool. 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.

In 2025, penetration testing has become one of the most important security practices for large enterprises. With attacks getting faster, more targeted, and harder to detect, organisations can no ...

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 ...

It also introduces the netcat command and cron. Simple scripting in bash, including loops and if/then commands, plus a quick introduction to Python and C are also provided. It doesn’t take long before ...

The information security community stands to benefit from Rapid7's acquisition of Metasploit, IT security experts say. But much depends on how Rapid7 handles its new property. News of Rapid7’s ...