Posts by Rapid7

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.

3 min Emergent Threat Response

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication

On September 4, 2024, Veeam released their September security bulletin disclosing various vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-40711, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution issue affecting Veeam’s popular Backup & Replication solution.

3 min Gartner

Our 4 Essential Strategy Takeaways from the Gartner® 2024 Report – How to Prepare for Ransomware Attacks

The 2024 Gartner report, “How to Prepare for Ransomware Attacks”, provides critical insights into the latest tactics used by bad actors and offers practical solutions on how to fortify defenses.

3 min Gartner

5 Key Insights from the Gartner® Market Guide for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)

The 2024 Gartner Market Guide for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) provides invaluable insights into the latest trends and technologies that are reshaping how companies protect their digital assets.

4 min Career Development

Brandon Adkins’ Career Journey - Taking Chances and Tackling New Challenges

Brandon Adkins is the Manager of our Threat Intelligence & Detection Engineering (TIDE) team. His career journey spans a variety of roles and teams where he has been able to showcase his technical skills in security.

5 min Exposure Command

Rapid7 Introduces Exposure Command to Eliminate the Security Visibility Gap

Exposure Command provides 360-degree visibility and enables security teams to pinpoint and extinguish your most critical risks.

2 min Career Development

Celebrating Excellence: Rapid7 Recognized in Newsweek's Greatest Workplaces in America 2024

In a testament to its commitment to fostering an exceptional workplace environment, Rapid7 is proud to be included in Newsweek's Greatest Workplaces in America for 2024.

2 min Reports

New Research: The Proliferation of Cellular in IoT

Analysis of Cellular Based Internet of Things (IoT) Technology is a new whitepaper co-authored by Rapid7 principal security researcher Deral Heiland and Thermo Fisher Scientific lead product security researcher Carlota Bindner.

4 min Emergent Threat Response

VMware ESXi CVE-2024-37085 Targeted in Ransomware Campaigns

On July 29, Microsoft published threat intelligence on observed exploitation of CVE-2024-37085, an authentication bypass vulnerability in Broadcom VMware ESXi hypervisors that has been used in multiple ransomware campaigns.

4 min

From Top Dogs to Unified Pack

Each day often presents a new set of challenges and responsibilities, particularly as organizations accelerate digital transformation efforts. This means you and your cyber team may find yourselves navigating a complex landscape of multi-cloud environments and evolving compliance requirements.

1 min Rapid7 Culture

Boston Business Journal Names Rapid7 as a Best Place to Work in Boston

On June 13th, 2024, Rapid7 was recognized by The Boston Business Journal as a Best Place to Work in Boston. This marks the 13th consecutive year Rapid7 has made the list, this time coming in at #8 in the extra large company category.

2 min Government

Rapid7 completes IRAP PROTECTED assessment for Insight Platform solutions

Rapid7 has successfully completed an Information Security Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment to PROTECTED Level for several of our Insight Platform solutions.

10 min Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Supply Chain Compromise Leads to Trojanized Installers for Notezilla, RecentX, Copywhiz

The following Rapid7 analysts contributed to this research: Leo Gutierrez, Tyler McGraw, Sarah Lee, and Thomas Elkins. Executive Summary On Tuesday, June 18th, 2024, Rapid7 initiated an investigation into suspicious activity in a customer environment. Our investigation identified that the suspicious behavior was emanating from the installation of Notezilla, a program that allows for the creation of sticky notes on a Windows desktop. Installers for Notezilla, along with tools called RecentX and

4 min Managed Threat Complete

From Top Dogs to Unified Pack

Cybersecurity is as unpredictable as it is rewarding. This means you and your cyber team may find yourselves navigating a complex landscape of multi-cloud environments and evolving compliance requirements.