Ever wonder exactly how vulnerable your network is? Using these tools can give you an idea and provide the means to protect yourself. I don't know about you, but during the years of my IT career, I've ...

Nmap is among a network penetration tester's best friends, sitting high on a pedestal with the Metasploit Framework. I've been using the tool my entire career for network mapping and host discovery, ...

I'm a consultant for many small businesses. I'm looking for suggestions on how to do 2 things easily for new clients: Perform a penetration test from outside of their firewall to see what stuff is ...

In my first installment in this series on professional hacking tools, we downloaded and installed Metasploit, the exploitation framework. Now, we will begin to explore the Metasploit Framework and ...

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 ...