Security Tool or Powerful Script-Kiddie Weapon...Or Both?

The Metasploit Project released version 2.0 of the Metasploit Framework recently. The Metasploit Framework is designed ostensibly to be a tool for security auditors and administrators to test their networks or for security researchers to learn more about vulnerabilities and exploits. But, the Metasploit Framework also set off a lot of alarm bells at various platform and application vendors because it provides a freely available tool that script-kiddies and seasoned malicious coders can use to generate exploits. For more information read Metasploit Framework