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3 min Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

MDR Vendor Must-Haves, Part 2: Ingestion of Network Device Data

One area that can offer incredible benefits in a Managed Detection and Response provider is the ingestion of network device data.

5 min Metasploit

Metasploit Wrap-Up: 3/26/21

New Exchange ProxyLogon modules, VMWare View Planner RCE, Advantech iView RCE, and more!

3 min Cloud Security

DivvyCloud Adds Support for IAM Analyzer Policy Recommendations

Rapid7 built out support for the IAM Access Analyzer policy recommendations to DivvyCloud within 48 hours of AWS’s announcement.

4 min Detection and Response

Attack vs. Data: What You Need to Know About Threat Hunting

While the definition of threat hunting may be straightforward—proactively hunting for threats—the reality of implementing a threat-hunting program is a bit more complicated, as there are different threat-hunting methodologies to choose from.

4 min Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

Rapid7 Recognized as a Strong Performer in the Inaugural Forrester Wave™ for MDR, Q1 2021

Rapid7 has been included among the top vendors in the inaugural Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection and Response, Q1 2021 and recognized as a Strong Performer.

3 min Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

MDR Vendor Must-Haves, Part 1: Deep Observation of Real-Time Endpoint Data

Assessing Managed Detection and Response (MDR) vendors is no easy task. However, evaluating each based on predetermined tactical prescriptions for what a provider can offer your business can help ensure you are hiring the right fit for you and your team.

18 min Zero-Day

Defending Against the Zero Day: Analyzing Attacker Behavior Post-Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange

In recent weeks, there has been quite a lot of reporting on the exploitation of the latest disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Exchange Server by an attacker referred to as HAFNIUM.

6 min SOAR

SOC Automation with InsightIDR and InsightConnect

It may not be a surprise that automating your security operations will augment your team’s skills and expertise to detect and respond to threats with super speed.

4 min Metasploit Weekly Wrapup

Metasploit Wrap-Up: Mar. 19, 2021

A local exploit for a Windows Server 2012 DLL hijacking vulnerability, plus a slew of fixes and improvements.

5 min News

F5 Discloses Eight Vulnerabilities—Including Four Critical Ones—in BIG-IP Systems

On March 10, 2021, F5 disclosed eight vulnerabilities, four of which are deemed "critical."

2 min Application Security

Rapid7 Announces Release of New tCell Amazon CloudFront Agent

We are excited to announce tCell’s CloudFront agent, which leverages Lambda@Edge to help push security closer to the “edge” without requiring any code changes to your applications.

2 min Metasploit

Metasploit Wrap-Up: 3/12/21

Three new modules for achieving code execution, a new way to play favorites, and more! Plus a Google Summer of Code announcement!

2 min Research

Introducing the 2020 Vulnerability Intelligence Report: 50 CVEs that Made Headlines in 2020

Our 2020 Vulnerability Intelligence Report examines 50 vulnerabilities from 2020 to highlight exploitation patterns, explore attacker use cases, and offer a practical framework for understanding new threats.

1 min Detection and Response

InsightIDR’s NTA Capabilities Expanded to AWS

We’re excited to announce we have expanded the Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) capabilities in InsightIDR to support Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments.

9 min Vulnerability Management

Patch Tuesday - March 2021

Another Patch Tuesday (2021-Mar ) is upon us and with this month comes a whopping 122 CVEs.  As usual Windows tops the list of the most patched product. However, this month it’s browser vulnerabilities taking the second place, outnumbering Office vulnerabilities 3:1! Lastly, the Exchange Server vulnerabilities this month are not to be ignored as more than half of them have been seen exploited in the wild. Vulnerability Breakdown by S