3 min
Managed XDR
Expanded SOC Coverage Into AWS Environments with Rapid7 MXDR
With Rapid7’s Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) service, organizations can confidently scale their cloud investments without sacrificing the comprehensive coverage they’re familiar with today.
2 min
Career Development
Rapid7 Recognized for ‘Excellence in Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards
On Friday, November 15th, Rapid7 was awarded ‘Excellence in Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards. This award recognizes technology companies in Belfast that prioritize employee well-being.
4 min
InsightIDR
New IDR Log Search Enhancements: Accelerate, Streamline, and Simplify Investigations
Rapid7’s InsightIDR, the foundation of our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, empowers security teams with advanced analytics, automation, and expert-led investigations.
4 min
Career Development
Cathal O’Neill - Taking Command of Your Career in Tech
Cathal O’Neill joined Rapid7 in 2023 as a Senior Engineering Manager, and he has since advanced to the role of Engineering Director.
3 min
Cybersecurity
20/20 Cybersecurity: Lessons Learned in 2024 and Strategies for a Stronger 2025
With 2024 rapidly coming to a close, many of us here at Rapid7 are taking a step back, reflecting upon the successes and learnings of the last 12 months, and looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we could jointly face in the year ahead.
7 min
Incident Response
Investigating a SharePoint Compromise: IR Tales from the Field
Our investigation uncovered an attacker who accessed a server without authorization and moved laterally across the network, compromising the entire domain.
4 min
Career Development
7 Rapid Questions on our Belfast Placement Programme: Orla Magee and Paddy McDermott
Software Engineers Orla Magee and Paddy McDermott share what the interview process looked like for them, along with impactful projects and advice for others exploring Rapid7’s Placement Programme.
1 min
IoT
Root Access for Data Control: A DEF CON IoT Village Story
Our perennial IoT hacking presenter, Principal Security Researcher, IoT, Deral Heiland, along with Rapid7 pentest team members, showed attendees many methods of extracting firmware from IoT devices and manipulating the systems in the name of control and operations.
2 min
Rapid7 Culture
Test Driving a New Benefit Programme in Belfast
Rapid7’s electric vehicle scheme was rolled out in late 2023 for Belfast employees. The programme enables employees to lease an electric car via their employer and pay for it on a salary sacrifice basis, offering substantial tax and national insurance savings.
3 min
Attack Surface Security
Proactive Visibility Is Foundational to Strong Cybersecurity
Exposures are more than CVEs, so organizations need to move beyond the traditional thinking of vulnerability management to a holistic view.
3 min
Emergent Threat Response
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)
Multiple unpatched vulnerabilities were publicly disclosed in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), a popular IPP-based open-source printing system.
4 min
Forrester Wave
Rapid7 Recognized in Forrester’s 2024 Attack Surface Management (ASM) Wave Report
This week, Rapid7 was recognized as a Contender in Forrester’s 2024 Attack Surface Management (ASM) Wave report.
2 min
Gartner
Three Recommendations for Creating a Risk-Based Detection and Response Program
In a report released earlier this summer, Gartner analysts offer three recommendations for fostering an environment of risk-based threat detection, investigation, and response that includes a deeper understanding of your organization’s risk profile by more than just the security team.
3 min
Emergent Threat Response
High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Common Enterprise Technologies
Rapid7 is warning customers about high-risk vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion, Broadcom VMware vCenter Server, and Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM). These CVEs are likely attack targets for APT and/or financially motivated adversaries.
2 min
Emergent Threat Response
CVE-2024-40766: Critical Improper Access Control Vulnerability Affecting SonicWall Devices
CVE-2024-40766 is a critical improper access control vulnerability affecting SonicOS, the operating system that runs on the company’s physical and virtual firewalls. As of September 9, 2024, Rapid7 is aware of several recent incidents in which SonicWall SSLVPN accounts were targeted or compromised.