[Full-disclosure] HD Moore

[n3td3v]

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 4:20 PM,  <Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu> wrote:
> On Sun, 04 May 2008 16:27:49 BST, n3td3v said:
>  > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:32 AM, Nate McFeters <nate.mcfeters at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > > Oh that... Yeah, shame on hd... Maybe he was busy updating metasploit
>  > > so that real researchers have a great vulnerability development
>  > > framework, or something else that provided some worth to people.
>  >
>  > Maybe he was busy updating Metasploit so that script kids have a great
>  > vulnerability development framework.
>  >
>  > He should stop providing them with a great vulnerability development framework.
>
>  There's 2 really great uses for metasploit for white hat security guys:
>
>  1) When you're handed a /16 or two during a pen test, and need a quick way
>  to poke a whole bunch of machines for a vulnerability, it's hard to roll-your-own
>  exploit tester as fast as you can chinese-menu one in metasploit.
>
>  2) It's a *great* tool for impressing on a PHB just how easy it is to launch
>  an exploit for something at one of the unsecured systems he's responsible for.

I stand by everything i've said in this thread and said it to HD Moore
on IRC months ago, including government conspiracies.

All the best,

n3td3v