2 min
Incident Detection
MAC Address Tracker: Generating a Network Inventory Database Using Network Traffic Analysis
Learn how to generate a network inventory database of all MAC addresses in your environment by monitoring your network traffic
3 min
Automation and Orchestration
Do You Need Coding Resources on Your Security Team?
Often when security teams think about security automation
[https://www.rapid7.com/fundamentals/security-automation/], they worry they
don’t have the coding capabilities needed to create, implement, and maintain it.
Pulling development resources from the IT team or engineering department can
take time; backlogs are long, and revenue-generating projects tend to take
priority. Another option is to hire an IT consultant, but this can be pricey and
may not be sustainable long-term.
Instead, some sec
2 min
User Behavior Analytics
Deception Technology in InsightIDR: Setting Up Honey Users
Having the ability to detect and respond to user authentication attempts is a
key feature of InsightIDR [https://www.rapid7.com/products/insightidr/],
Rapid7’s threat detection and incident response solution
[https://www.rapid7.com/solutions/incident-detection-and-response/]. Users can
take this ability one step further by deploying deception technology, like honey
users, which come built into the product. A honey user is a dummy user not
associated with a real person within your organization. B
2 min
InsightIDR
How to detect SMBv1 scanning and SMBv1 established connections
How to use network traffic analysis (NTA) to detect SMBv1 scanning and SMBv1 established connections.
2 min
InsightIDR
Rapid7 Quarterly Threat Report: 2018 Q1
Spring is here, and along with the flowers and the birds, the pollen and the
never-ending allergies, we bring you 2018’s first Quarterly Threat Report
[https://www.rapid7.com/info/threat-report/2018-q1-threat-report/]! For the
year’s inaugural report, we pulled an additional data set: significant events.
While we like to look at trends in alerts over time, there is almost never a
one-alert-per-incident correlation. Adversary actions involve multiple steps,
which generate multiple alerts, and aft
4 min
InsightIDR
How to detect weak SSL/TLS encryption on your network
In this blog, we break down how to detect SSL/TLS encryption on your network.
2 min
InsightIDR
How to detect new server ports in use on your network
In this blog, we discuss how to detect new server ports in use on your network.
3 min
GDPR
GDPR Preparation March and April: Course Correct
Wow, how did March just happen? Living in a country that just fell apart like a
clown car because of snow, it’s still feeling decidedly wintery here in the UK,
and as a weather obsessed Brit I am fully looking forward to sunnier times. You
know, that single day sometime in August. By that time, we’ll have crossed the
border into the brave new world of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
[https://www.rapid7.com/solutions/compliance/gdpr/], and like many of you, I am
curious as to what t
3 min
InsightIDR
How To Detect Unauthorized DNS Servers On Your Network
DNS was never designed as a very secure protocol, and it is a popular target for attackers. Here is how you can detect unauthorized DNS servers on your network
3 min
Incident Response
Prepare for Battle: Let’s Build an Incident Response Plan (Part 3)
Now, it’s time for the fun stuff. While an incident response plan review may feel like practicing moves on a wooden dummy, stress testing should feel more like Donnie Yen fighting ten people for bags of rice in Ip Man
2 min
InsightIDR
Faster Investigations, Closer Teamwork: InsightIDR Enhancements
Incident investigations aren’t easy. Imagine investigation as a 100-piece jigsaw puzzle, except there are a million unarranged pieces to build from. Top analysts need to know what “bad” looks like and how to find it, and they must bring a sharp Excel game to stitch everything together...
2 min
InsightIDR
How to Detect BitTorrent Traffic on your Network
Learn how to detect BitTorrent traffic on your network to capture metadata such as INFO-HASH, IP addresses, and usernames.
3 min
InsightIDR
How to Troubleshoot Slow Network Issues With Network Traffic Analysis
In this blog, we discuss how to troubleshoot slow network issues with Network Traffic Analysis.
3 min
InsightIDR
3 Ways for Generating Reports on WAN Bandwidth Utilization
3 popular ways of getting visibility into WAN bandwidth monitoring, one of the most popular use cases for network traffic analysis.
5 min
InsightIDR
5 Methods For Detecting Ransomware Activity
Recently, ransomware was primarily a consumer problem. However, cybercriminals behind recent ransomware attacks have now shifted their focus to businesses.