Metasploit Penetration Testing Software

Vulnerability Exploitation Tool

 Cost of Tool: Paid

 

The Metasploit Project is a hugely popular pentesting or hacking framework.
Metasploit, along with nmap (see above) and Wireshark (see below) and probably the ‘best known’ three hacker software tools out there.
If you are new to Metasploit think of it as a ‘collection of hacking tools and frameworks’ that can be used to execute various tasks. Also – we should also add that if you have never heard of Metasploit and are interested in getting into the Cybersecurity Industry, especially as a Penetration Tester, then this is a ‘must-learn’ tool.
Most practical IT Security courses such as OSCP and CEH include a Metasploit component.
Widely used by cybersecurity professionals and penetration testers this is an awesome piece of software that you really out to learn.
Metasploit is essentially a computer security project (framework) that provides the user with vital information regarding known security vulnerabilities and helps to formulate penetration testing and IDS testing plans, strategies and methodologies for exploitation.
There’s a ton of incredibly useful Metasploit information out there and we hope that the books that we’ve chosen go someway to help you on your journey, not least if you are a beginner just starting out and looking for beginners tutorials in how to use Metasploit.