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3 min Application Security

It’s the Summer of AppSec: Q2 Improvements to Our Industry-Leading DAST and WAAP

Summer is in full swing, and that means soaring temps, backyard grill-outs, and the latest roundup of Q2 application security improvements from Rapid7.

4 min Career Development

Creating an Exceptional Workplace: Building and Expansion in a Post-COVID World

Rapid7 is celebrating the opening of its newly expanded and designed Reading, UK office, located in the Thames Valley District at Forbury Place.

7 min Vulnerability Management

Patch Tuesday - July 2022

One 0-day vulnerability, four Critical RCEs, and a whole bunch of fixes for Azure Site Recovery.

5 min Career Development

The Forecast Is Flipped: Flipping L&D to Ensure Continuous Growth

Here's how Rapid7 moved away from a one-size-fits-all approach to learning and put our Moose in the driver's seat of their development.

4 min Cloud Security

3 Key Challenges for Cloud Identity and Access Management

Here are three of the main challenges that security teams face when implementing a cloud IAM solution, as well as some strategies to help tackle them.

7 min Detection and Response

Rapid7 MDR Reduced Breaches by 90% via Greater Efficiency to Detect, Investigate, Respond to, and Remediate Breaches

No team can investigate every alert, but forging a valuable partnership with a an MDR provider can provide near-immediate headcount extension to your SOC.

3 min Metasploit

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: 7/8/22

DFSCoerce - Distributing more than just files DFS (Distributed File System) is now distributing Net-NTLM credentials thanks to Spencer McIntyre with a new auxiliary/scanner/dcerpc/dfscoerce module that is similar to PetitPotam in how it functions. Note that unlike PetitPotam, this technique does require a normal domain user’s credentials to work. The following shows the workflow for targeting a 64-bit Windows Server 2019 domain controller. Metasploit is hostin

2 min Research

Today’s SOC Strategies Will Soon Be Inadequate

New research sponsored by Rapid7 explores the momentum behind SOC modernization and the role extended detection and response (XDR) plays.

5 min Security Strategy

How to Build and Enable a Cyber Target Operating Model

In a recent webinar, Rapid7's EMEA CTO Jason Hart explained the journey to a targeted operating cybersecurity model.

2 min Emergent Threat Response

Exploitation of Mitel MiVoice Connect SA CVE-2022-29499

Rapid7 MDR analysts have observed a small number of intrusions leveraging CVE-2022-29499, a data validation vulnerability in MiVoice Connect.

3 min Ransomware

For Finserv Ransomware Attacks, Obtaining Customer Data Is the Focus

We found customer data in the overwhelming majority of data disclosures from ransomware attacks against the financial services industry.

3 min Detection and Response

What's New in InsightIDR: Q2 2022 in Review

Here's a look at some of the latest investments we've made to InsightIDR to drive detection and response forward for your organization.

5 min Cloud Security

Cloud Complexity Requires a Unified Approach to Assessing Risk

As organizations move to the public cloud, there is an increasing need for a security strategy that aligns with the varied states of cloud maturity.

2 min Metasploit

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: Jul. 1, 2022

SAMR Auxiliary Module A new SAMR auxiliary module has been added that allows users to add, lookup, and delete computer accounts from an AD domain. This should be useful for pentesters on engagements who need to create an AD account to gain an initial foothold into the domain for lateral movement attacks, or who need to use this functionality as an attack primitive. Note when using this module that there is a standard number of computers a user can add, so be wary that you may get STATUS_DS_MACH

2 min Career Development

Rapid7 Belfast Recognized for “Company Connection” During COVID-19 Pandemic

Irish News has recognized Rapid7 in its Workplace and Employment Awards, where we’ve taken home the trophy for Best Company Connection.