A Study on Penetration Testing Using Metasploit Framework

Abstract

In today’s digital era, the Internet has made the life of humans much easier not only in personal but also in professional aspect thereby increasing security risks.  Cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access, leading to malicious activities and data breaches. In this paper, we will discuss about the Metasploit Framework tool, a widely used tool among ethical hackers and security experts to perform activities i.e., from Scanning to exploiting the systems. It allows security teams to simulate real-world attacks, helping organizations identify weak points before malicious hackers do and fix them to prevent future attacks.