The Metasploit hacking tool soon will come with services-based features aimed at offloading resource-intensive penetration testing tasks, as well as augmenting the popular open-source software. While ...

For years, security researchers and penetration testers have used the open source Metasploit Framework to probe for vulnerabilities, run exploits, and simulate real-world attacks against software and ...

How big an issue is the weaponization of pen-testing tools and how can it be mitigated? Davey Winder explores. Cobalt Strike is a penetration-testing tool used by red teams, providing adversary ...

APT group's use of a legitimate pen-testing tool gives them stealth capabilities, allowing them to avoid detection by EDR and antivirus tools. Security researchers have recently identified several ...