Metasploit's self-proclaimed quest is to help IT pros verify the security of the software they buy or write. "Without exploit code, penetration testers can't do their jobs, [intrusion ...

So Metasploit will only inspire loyalty if exploits continue to be added quickly. Do you expect the commitment to the FOSS project to continue now that Express has entered the market?

Moore, who serves as CSO of Boston-based vulnerability management vendor Rapid7, said his team produced a security update for Metasploit users and started an analysis of the threat to determine ...

To improve the exploit, the Metasploit team used a technique borrowed from two well-known security researchers, Greenbaum said. “The initial exploit used heap-spraying technology,” he said.

The Metasploit Project today updated its signature open-source exploit framework to Version 3.1, adding a new graphical interface for Windows that will boost the number of researchers and hackers ...

Metasploit, an exploit testing framework created by noted security researcher and hacker HD Moore, has been dubbed a tripwire of sorts by Symantec in the past.

Hackers make the Metasploit exploit more effective, and thus more appealing to cybercriminals Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft ...

ShadowSilk hit 36 victims across Central Asia and APAC in July, using Telegram bots to exfiltrate government data.

Adobe doesn't plan to patch the newest critical vulnerability in its PDF viewing and editing software for another four weeks, even though attack code has been publicly released.

Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals.