Another sign of the times in the maturing penetration-testing market: Core Security Technologies today announced that its commercial product will operate hand-in-hand with Metasploit's open-source ...

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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 ...

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 ...

In recent times, one of the major improvements in the field of hacking has been the development of a range of tools for uncovering vulnerabilities. A vulnerability scanner can detect loopholes, but ...

Penetration testing, once considered a risky practice for the enterprise and even a tool for evil hacking purposes, is becoming more of an accepted mainstream process in the enterprise mainly due to ...

An exploit for a vulnerability that affects all versions of Internet Explorer and has yet to be patched by Microsoft has been integrated into the open-source Metasploit penetration testing tool, a ...

Next month, Moore will raise the already-high stakes when Metasploit releases a new piece of code--called eVade-o-Matic--that makes it harder for intrusion-detection systems and antivirus software to ...

How big an issue is the weaponization of pen-testing tools and how can it be mitigated? Davey Winder explores. Cobalt Strike is a penetration-testing tool used by red teams, providing adversary ...