2 min
Career Development
Built In Honors Rapid7 with “2025 Best Places To Work” Award
3 Rapid7 Offices Included in Built In’s “Best Places to Work” Lists.
2 min
Awards
Rapid7 Recognized with Top Score of 100 in 2025 Corporate Equality Index
On January 7, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation released their 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), where Rapid7 earned a top score of 100.
4 min
Cybersecurity
Navigating Choppy Waters: Top Security Predictions from Rapid7's 2025 Webinar
Hosted by industry heavy hitter Brian Honan, CEO of BH Consulting, the webinar brought together Rapid7 security and policy experts Raj Samani, Chief Scientist, and Sabeen Malik, VP of Global Government Affairs and Public Policy.
6 min
Emergent Threat Response
Widespread Exploitation of Cleo File Transfer Software (CVE-2024-55956)
On Monday, December 9, multiple security firms began privately circulating
reports of in-the-wild exploitation targeting Cleo file transfer software. Late
the evening of December 9, security firm Huntress published a blog
[https://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-oh-no-cleo-cleo-software-actively-being-exploited-in-the-wild]
on active exploitation of three different Cleo products (docs
[https://cleo-infoeng.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/PDF/Harmony/5.8/Harmony_58_UserGuide_053123.pdf]
):
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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 Management
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.