Rapid7's acquisition of the Metasploit Project caused a lot of heads to turn. Concerns were raised about the project's future, specifically that of the Metasploit Framework. I held back from saying ...

When Rapid7 bought the Metasploit Project exactly one year ago this week, there were rumblings of concern that the open-source penetration testing tool would lose its identity and go all commercial.

On Wednesday, the project released an updated design framework to the Metasploit tool, which allows security experts to check computers on their networks and identify those vulnerable to newly ...

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 who ...

News of Rapid7’s Metasploit acquisition hit some in the information security community like a clap of thunder. The Metasploit Project has a deep, loyal user base, and it’s always unsettling to those ...

Announced yesterday, the Metasploit project is to be absorbed by security company Rapid7. HD Moore, creator of the Metasploit project announced the acquisition in his blog yesterday. In the posting, ...

The information security community stands to benefit from Rapid7's acquisition of Metasploit, IT security experts say. But much depends on how Rapid7 handles its new property. News of Rapid7’s ...