The book and companion Web site will provide professional penetration testers and security researchers with an integrated suite of tools for finding, running, and testing exploit code. This book discusses how to use the Metasploit Framework (MSF) as an exploitation platform. With a solid understanding of MSF's capabilities, the book then details techniques for dramatically reducing the amount of time required to develop functional exploits. By working through real-world vulnerabilities against popular closed source applications, readers will learn how to use the tools and MSF to quickly build reliable attacks as standalone exploits. November 2004 A survey conducted by "CSO Magazine" stated that 42% of chief security officers considered penetration testing to security priority for their organization Metasploit Framework is the most popular open source exploit platform, and there are no competing books This book companion Web site offers all the working code and exploits contained within the book