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.

The new exploits, which are being submitted to the Metasploit open platform, include one that carries out a Stuxnet-type attack on programmable logic controllers made by the firm Schneider ...

The Metasploit Project has found a way to go commercial without turning its design team into suits, as it was acquired by Rapid7.

A new version of Metasploit is out just weeks after the testing framework was acquired by Rapid7.

An update to the Metasploit Project's signature open-source exploit framework includes a new graphical interface for Windows that's expected to boost the number of researchers and hackers who are ...

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.

The FBI relied on Flash code from an abandoned Metasploit project called "Decloak" to identify suspects hiding behind the Tor anonymity network.

The Metasploit Project released version 3.1 of its exploit development and attack framework. Key additions include a better Windows interface and support for the iPhone.

Metasploit has benefited, Moore says, because it is now the focus of six full-time, paid employees. Rapid7 tried to hire two of the project’s main developers, but only scored one.

Dennis Fisher talks with HD Moore, the founder of the Metasploit Project and the chief security officer at Rapid7, about the evolution of Metasploit, the difficulty of client-side exploitation in ...