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 ...

Cobalt Strike and Metasploit were the offensive security tools most commonly used to host malware command-and-control (C2) servers in 2020, researchers report. Researchers with Recorded Future's ...

HD Moore wants to simplify pen-testing and simulated hacking attacks against telephone systems. The Metasploit founder has released WarVOX as a free suite of tools to explore, classify and audit 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 do you know the security solutions you've deployed are doing what they're supposed to do? Are there blind spots in your network where attack or compromise traffic might go unnoticed? It's a hard ...

Metasploit Armitage is the GUI version of the famous Metasploit framework. We did an entire series of Metasploit tutorials on this site last month. In this part of BackTrack 5 guide, we will look at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Malicious adaptations of popular red teaming tools like Cobalt Strike and Metasploit are causing substantial disruption, emerging as a dominant strategy in malware campaigns. According to research by ...

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 ...