Metasploit Express builds on the power of the Metasploit Framework, the gold standard for penetration testing with more than one million unique downloads in the past year and the largest public database of quality assured exploits. Unlike the Metasploit Framework, which offers only a command-line interface, Metasploit Express provides an easy-to-use graphical user interface that guides the user through the steps of discovery, gaining access, taking control, and collecting evidence. In addition to the features available in the Metasploit Framework, Metasploit Express automates many common penetration testing tasks and provides the ability to launch advanced attacks without the need to develop custom scripts. Individuals whose role does not permit them to conduct penetration tests can still verify exploitability with a dry run that only shows the exploit information but does not execute the exploits.