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5 min Detection and Response

3 Mistakes Companies Make in Their Detection and Response Programs

We've put together a list of the top mistakes companies make in their D&R programs, as well as tips to overcome or avoid them.

21 min Vulnerability Disclosure

Rapid7 Discovered Vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA, ASDM, and FirePOWER Services Software

Rapid7 discovered vulnerabilities and non-security issues affecting Cisco ASA, ASDM, and FirePOWER Services Software for ASA.

2 min Detection and Response

OCSF: Working Together to Standardize Data

Rapid7 and other security vendors are collaborating on an Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF), an open standard for both data producers and users.

5 min Public Policy

Navigating the Evolving Patchwork of Incident Reporting Requirements

Rapid7 is supportive of CIRCIA and cyber incident reporting, but we encourage regulators to ensure reporting rules do not impose unnecessary burdens.

11 min Vulnerability Management

Patch Tuesday - August 2022

Microsoft has patched 141 CVEs in their August 2022 updates, including one zero-day affecting the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT).

3 min Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

6 Reasons Managed Detection and Response Is Hitting Its Stride

What’s driving the move to managed detection and response? Let’s take a look at six main factors.

3 min Career Development

How One Engineer Upskilled Into a Salesforce Engineering Role at Rapid7

When our Engineering team was searching for candidates to help with our Salesforce ecosystem, one engineer stepped up to the challenge of a new role.

4 min Cybersecurity

No Damsels in Distress: How Media and Entertainment Companies Can Secure Data and Content

As media and entertainment companies grow their cloud footprints, they’re also opening themselves up to vulnerabilities threat actors can exploit.

3 min Metasploit

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: 8/5/22

Log4Shell in MobileIron Core Thanks to jbaines-r7 we have yet another Log4Shell exploit . Similar to the other Log4Shell exploit modules, the exploit works by sending a JNDI string that once received by the server will be deserialized, resulting in unauthenticated remote code execution as the tomcat user. Vulnerable versions of MobileIron Core have been reported as exploited

5 min Vulnerability Disclosure

CVE-2022-31660 and CVE-2022-31661 (FIXED): VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation LPE

The VMware Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation products contain a locally exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability.

4 min Security Strategy

Building Cybersecurity KPIs for Business Leaders and Stakeholders

In this post, we discuss how to operationalise security into an overall strategy measured by cybersecurity KPIs.

4 min Events

What We're Looking Forward to at Black Hat, DEF CON, and BSidesLV 2022

​Here's a sneak peek of what we have planned from August 9-12 at the all-star lineup of cybersecurity sessions in Las Vegas, including Black Hat 2022.

9 min Vulnerability Disclosure

QNAP Poisoned XML Command Injection (Silently Patched)

In researching the mystery surrounding alleged exploitation in the wild of CVE-2020-2509, we found what make be an entirely new vulnerability.

2 min Detection and Response

The Future of the SOC Is XDR

Extended detection and response (XDR) is increasingly gaining traction across the industry.

8 min Vulnerability Disclosure

Primary Arms PII Disclosure via IDOR (FIXED)

Primary Arms, a popular e-commerce site dealing in firearms and related merchandise, suffers from an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability.