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.

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 ...

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 ...

Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, but the acquisition brings the open source penetration testing framework into Rapid7's portfolio and gives the firm access to a large database of reliable ...

Huh? That's the exact reaction I had when I first read the title for the blog entry "Pentest Evolution: Malware Under Control."The blog is by Gunter Ollmann and covers pen-testing from a historical ...