The Metasploit Project today updated its signature open-source exploit framework to Version 3.1, adding a new graphical interface for Windows that will boost the number of researchers and hackers ...

Metasploit's self-proclaimed quest is to help IT pros verify the security of the software they buy or write. "Without exploit code, penetration testers can't do their jobs, [intrusion ...

So Metasploit will only inspire loyalty if exploits continue to be added quickly. Do you expect the commitment to the FOSS project to continue now that Express has entered the market?

To improve the exploit, the Metasploit team used a technique borrowed from two well-known security researchers, Greenbaum said. “The initial exploit used heap-spraying technology,” he said.

Hackers make the Metasploit exploit more effective, and thus more appealing to cybercriminals Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft ...

A series of cyber-attacks against government organizations in Central Asia and Asia- Pacific has been linked to the ...

Hackers working on the open-source Metasploit project have spiffed up a zero-day attack on Microsoft's Internet Explorer, making it more reliable -- and more likely to be used by criminals.