BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rapid7, the leading provider of unified vulnerability management, compliance and penetration testing solutions, today announced the acquisition of Metasploit, the principal ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Rapid7's integration of Metasploit takes a new turn this week, with the SOURCE Boston unveiling of a new pen-testing tool. When Rapid7 announced it was acquiring HD Moore’s hugely popular Metasploit ...

Metasploit provided the answer. Rapid7 acquired Metasploit in 2009 and allegedly its creator, HD Moore. This acquisition formalised their relationship as Moore had worked with Rapid7 on some ...

Last week, I got on the phone with HD Moore to ask him how things have been going since he sold Metasploit to Rapid7, sending the open source security world into a frenzy some six months ago. Rapid7 ...

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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 ...

BOSTON, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rapid7, Inc., (NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in extended risk and threat detection, today announced that its InsightGovCloud Platform has achieved Federal Risk and ...

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 ...