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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Metasploit Pro version 4.0 has been launched by Rapid7. The new Metasploit Pro version claims to add support for integration into security information and event management (SIEM) systems, facilitates ...

The open-source penetration testing tool Metasploit will soon have a commercial version, Metasploit Express, built on the popular Metasploit Framework. The commercial version has been the source of ...

A website that lists every known security hole in every piece of popular software on earth and serves up software that lets anyone exploit all those holes? It sounds like a terrible idea, a way of ...

Two well-known Mac hackers are updating a widely used hacking toolkit, making it easier to take control of a Macintosh computer. Over the past few days, the researchers have been quietly adding new ...

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 ...