The first major milestone update to the open-source Metasploit Framework since 2011 is now available, making it easier for security researchers to test cyber-security defenses against exploits.

“Rapid7’s stated commitment to provide support for the Metasploit Project community work, while keeping the framework and tools free, means this acquisition can be a win for both teams.” ...

The Metasploit Framework itself will continue to be free and open source. The launch of Metasploit Community coincides with the second anniversary of Rapid7’s acquisition of the Metasploit project.

A new major release of the open-source Metasploit Framework is now available. According to the Rapid7 blog post, version 5.0 of the penetration-testing tool is the first milestone update since version ...

Rapid7, the vulnerability management security specialist, has acquired Metasploit, the ongoing open source security project that developed the Metasploit Framework. The move is billed as allowing ...

The Metasploit Project plans to add, sometime during the week of Oct. 30, 802.11 (Wi-Fi) exploits to a new version of its point-and-click attack tool, a move that simplifies the way wireless ...

Metasploit modules that work with industrial control systems are a relatively new addition to the framework, which was developed in 2003 as a free and open source tool for testing the security of ...

This project resulted in the Metasploit Framework, an open source platform for writing security tools and exploits.

Announced yesterday, the Metasploit project is to be absorbed by security company Rapid7. HD Moore, creator of the Metasploit project announced the acquisition in his blog yesterday. In the ...

With its attack tool update, The Metasploit Project may be aiding online vandals more than helping network administrators identify weak points, some security experts say.