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Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing tool used by attackers to identify and exploit security vulnerabilities in networks. It offers several editions, including Community, Express, Pro, and Framework, each providing varying levels of functionality for vulnerability management and testing. Organizations can protect themselves by implementing robust security measures, conducting regular vulnerability assessments, and utilizing security tools to detect and mitigate potential threats.

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Metasploit is an open-source penetration testing tool used by attackers to identify and exploit security vulnerabilities in networks. It offers several editions, including Community, Express, Pro, and Framework, each providing varying levels of functionality for vulnerability management and testing. Organizations can protect themselves by implementing robust security measures, conducting regular vulnerability assessments, and utilizing security tools to detect and mitigate potential threats.

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i.

Locate an automated assessment tool and detail what attackers use the tool for, the information it
provides, and how organizations can protect themselves from it.

ii. Respond to at least 2 students

Note: Part i overall should be at least 250 words. Please post your answers as soon as possible so that
your classmates will have ample time to provide feedback.

I did some research on Metasploit, an open sourced computer security project that does penetration
testing, IDS signature development, scans for security vulnerabilities. Metasploit was originally created
in 2003 by HD Moore. It was originally written in Pearl but later rewritten in Ruby. Rapid7 acquired
Metasploit in 2009 and dubbed it the Metasploit Project.

Metasploit comes in three flavors and one version for developers:

Metasploit Community Edition. Free to download. Good for users new to penetration testing. Metasploit
Community Edition simplifies network discovery and vulnerability verification for specific exploits,
increasing the effectiveness of vulnerability scanners such as Nexpose - for free. This helps prioritize
remediation and eliminate false positives, providing true security risk intelligence.

Metasploit Express has a few more bells and whistles. Metasploit Express helps network administrators
and auditors discover network assets, prioritize vulnerabilities, test passwords, and verify mitigations.
This increases the productivity of vulnerability management solutions, providing true security risk
intelligence. Its capabilities include smart exploitation and password auditing. IT professionals can
present their findings in automatically generated reports.

Metasploit Pro. Is available for a cost and this version is geared for professionals in penetration testing
or vulnerability management. Metasploit Pro helps security and IT professionals in enterprises prevent
data breaches by efficiently conducting broad-scope penetration tests, prioritizing vulnerabilities, and
verifying controls and mitigations. Its capabilities include smart exploitation, password auditing, web
application scanning, and social engineering. Teams can collaborate in Metasploit Pro and present their
findings in consolidated reports.

Metasploit Framework is geared for developers looking to build their own tools and processes.
Metasploit Framework is an open source platform that supports vulnerability research, exploit
development, and the creation of custom security tools. The source code is available for download.

An attacker could use these tools just as a Security Administrator would to exploit a network especially if
they used the Metasploit Framework edition to develop their own set of tools.

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