With the acquisition of Metasploit (MS) by Rapid7 (R7), the dynamics within the small penetration testing market have changed. We believe that more competition will challenge each of the three main ...

Vulnerability management vendor Rapid7 has purchased the popular open-source Metasploit penetration testing tool project and named Metasploit founder HD Moore chief security officer of the company.

A public exploit module for the BlueKeep Windows vulnerability has been added today to the open-source Metasploit penetration testing framework, developed by Rapid7 in collaboration with the ...

In 2026, penetration testing has become one of the most important security practices for large enterprises. With attacks getting faster, more targeted, and harder to detect, organisations can no ...

A fresh look at the penetration testing tool Metasploit reveals the 15-year old hacking tool still has some tricks up its sleeves, even against modern defenses. The popular penetration testing and ...