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3 min Rapid7 Culture

A Customer Success Manager’s Journey to Cybersecurity

Blake Walters joined Rapid7 ready to roll up his sleeves and learn about an entirely new field—cybersecurity.

10 min Research

Rapid7 Observes Use of Microsoft OneNote to Spread Redline Infostealer and Qakbot Malware

Recently, Rapid7 observed malicious actors using OneNote files to deliver malicious code. This post details our findings.

3 min Threat Intel

Threat Intelligence: 2022 Year in Review

As we forge into 2023, Rapid7 Threat Intelligence remains laser-focused and committed to addressing the critical needs of security teams.

13 min Metasploit

Metasploit Framework 6.3 Released

Metasploit Framework 6.3 is now available. New features include native Kerberos authentication support, streamlined Active Directory attack workflows (AD CS, AD DS), and new modules that request, forge, and convert tickets between formats.

2 min Metasploit

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/27/23

Cacti Unauthenticated Command Injection Thanks to community contributor Erik Wynter , Metasploit Framework now has an exploit module for an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in the Cacti network-monitoring software. The vulnerability is due to a proc_open() call that accepts unsanitized user input in remote_agent.php. Provided that the target server has data that's tied to the POLLER_ACTION_S

3 min Detection and Response

The High Cost of Human Error In OT Systems

Nearly 80% of respondents to a recent SCADAfence survey said human error presents the greatest risk to OT control systems.

3 min Detection and Response

3 Ways to Apply a Risk-Based Approach to Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response: Gartner® Report

In an ongoing effort to help security organizations gain greater visibility into risk, we’re pleased to offer this complimentary Gartner® report, 3 Ways to Apply a Risk-Based Approach to Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response.

1 min Government

Rapid7 Now Available Through Carahsoft’s NASPO ValuePoint

Rapid7’s solutions have been added to the NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Solutions contract held by Carahsoft Technology Corp. The addition of this contract enables Carahsoft and its reseller partners to provide Rapid7’s Insight platform to participating SLED institutions.

1 min Government

Rapid7 Added to Carahsoft GSA Schedule Contract

We are happy to announce that Rapid7 has been added to Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule contract, making our suite of comprehensive security solutions widely available to Federal, State, and Local agencies through Carahsoft and its reseller partners.

2 min Metasploit

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/20/23

See something say something Have an idea on how to expand on Metasploit Documentation on https://docs.metasploit.com/? Did you see a typo or some other error on the docs site? Thanks to adfoster-r7 , submitting an update to the documentation is as easy as clicking the 'Edit this page on GitHub' link on the page you want to change. The new link will take you directly to the source in Metasploit's GitHub so you can quickly locate the Markdown

1 min Emergent Threat Response

Exploitation of Control Web Panel CVE-2022-44877

Security researcher Numan Türle published a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-44877 in early January. Successful exploitation has since been observed in the wild.

7 min Emergent Threat Response

CVE-2022-47966: Rapid7 Observed Exploitation of Critical ManageEngine Vulnerability

Rapid7 is responding to various compromises arising from the exploitation of CVE-2022-47966, a vulnerability impacting at least 24 ManageEngine products.

4 min Cloud Security

Grocery Delivery Apps: Trading Convenience for Credentials

Adoption of food apps has been incredibly fast and they are now a ubiquitous part of everyday culture. However, the tradeoff for that convenience is risk.

2 min InsightIDR

What’s New in InsightIDR: Q4 2022 in Review

Our InsightIDR 2022 Q4 recap post offers a closer look at the recent investments and releases Rapid7 made over the past quarter.

3 min Gartner

Gartner® Report: Questions to Ask When Selecting an MDR Provider

In an ongoing effort to help security organizations thoughtfully consider potential providers, we’re pleased to offer this complimentary Gartner® report, Quick Answer: What Key Questions Should I Ask When Selecting an MDR Provider?