Posts by Rapid7

4 min MSSP

When Maximum Effort Doesn't Equate to Maximum Results

It’s no secret that security teams are feeling beleaguered as a result of the barrage of data, events, and alerts generated by their security tools, increased budget scrutiny and constrained staff resources.

3 min Cloud Security

Manage Enterprise Risk at Scale with a Unified, Holistic Approach

The rapid pace of technological change and the attendant rise of cyber threats in both speed and number leave most organizations at a disadvantage.

3 min Azure

Setup of Discovery Connection Azure

Are you having trouble trying to get your Azure assets into your InsightVM security console? This blog will help you get started with assessing your Azure virtual machines in InsightVM.

6 min Emergent Threat Response

Rapid7-Observed Exploitation of Atlassian Confluence CVE-2023-22518

Daniel Lydon and Conor Quinn contributed attacker behavior insights to this blog. As of November 5, 2023, Rapid7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is observing exploitation of Atlassian Confluence in multiple customer environments, including for ransomware deployment. We have confirmed that at least some of the exploits are targeting CVE-2023-22518 [https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2023-22518-improper-authorization-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server-1311473907.ht

4 min Emergent Threat Response

Suspected Exploitation of Apache ActiveMQ CVE-2023-46604

Beginning Friday, October 27, Rapid7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) identified suspected exploitation of Apache ActiveMQ CVE-2023-46604 in two different customer environments.

2 min Emergent Threat Response

CVE-2023-4966: Exploitation of Citrix NetScaler Information Disclosure Vulnerability

On October 10, 2023, Citrix published an advisory on two vulnerabilities affecting NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. The more critical of these is CVE-2023-4966, a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability that allows an attacker to read large amounts of memory after the end of a buffer.

2 min Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Proactively Prevent Breaches with Expanded Endpoint Protection in Rapid7 MXDR

Rapid7 has expanded Managed Threat Complete to include native NGAV and DFIR powered by our universal Insight Agent.

3 min InsightVM

Introducing Active Risk

Security teams need better prioritization mechanisms. That's why we developed Active Risk, the new risk scoring methodology in InsightVM.

7 min Emergent Threat Response

Under Siege: Rapid7-Observed Exploitation of Cisco ASA SSL VPNs

Rapid7’s managed detection and response (MDR) teams have observed increased threat activity targeting Cisco ASA SSL VPN appliances (physical and virtual) dating back to at least March 2023, including several incidents that ended in ransomware deployment.

4 min Cloud Security

Why Your AWS Cloud Container Needs Client-Side Security

With complex network infrastructure and the need to deploy applications across various environments, cloud containers have become increasingly necessary.

3 min Vendor Consolidation

Three Security Vendor Consolidation Myths Debunked

While security vendor consolidation has many advantages, it’s clear that some myths about consolidation persist.

3 min Ransomware

Ransomware-as-a-Service Cheat Sheet

Ransomware-as-a-Service, or RaaS, has taken the threat landscape by storm. Learn how to protect your organization against RaaS attacks.

2 min Awards

Rapid7 Takes 2023 SC Awards for Vulnerability Management and Threat Detection

Rapid7 is proud to announce we have received not one, but two prestigious SC Awards this year!

3 min Cybersecurity

How To Present SecOps Metrics (The Right Way)

Metrics presentations can get boring. So, it is essential for security professionals to make them engaging. Here's how.

2 min Security Operations

Showcasing SecOps Metrics That Matter

Our latest ebook, Presenting Upward: How to Showcase SecOps Metrics That Matter offers practical and actionable advice on how to present security metrics in a language execs understand.