A Brief History of Metasploit

Metasploit has a rich history that traces back to October 2003 when it was initially conceived and developed by H D Moore as a Perl-based portable network tool designed for creating and developing exploits. In 2007, the entire framework underwent a transformation and was rewritten in Ruby. Fast forward to 2009, Rapid7 acquired the Metasploit project, propelling it into the spotlight as an emerging information security tool for testing computer system vulnerabilities. One significant milestone was the release of Metasploit 4.0 in August 2011, which not only included a myriad of exploits but also tools for discovering software vulnerabilities.