A Hybrid Cluster-Based Classification Model for Anomaly Detection in Unbalanced IoT Networks

Detecting anomalies in Internet of Things IoT networks is a critical security challenge, often hampered by highly imbalanced and diverse network traffic datasets. Standard classifiers struggle to perform well across all traffic types. This paper proposes a hybrid detection model to address this...

Hybrid ResNet-1D-BiGRU with Multi-Head Attention for Cyberattack Detection in Industrial IoT Environments

This study introduces a hybrid deep learning model for intrusion detection in Industrial IoT IIoT systems, combining ResNet-1D, BiGRU, and Multi-Head Attention MHA for effective spatial-temporal feature extraction and attention-based feature weighting. To address class imbalance, SMOTE was applie...

Boston Business Journal Names Rapid7 as a Best Place to Work in Boston

On June 13th, 2024, Rapid7 was recognized by The Boston Business Journal as a Best Place to Work in Boston. This marks the 13th consecutive year Rapid7 has made the list, this time coming in at 8 in the extra large company category. Best Places to Work rankings are based on anonymous employee...

Getting off the Attack Surface Hamster Wheel: Identity Can Help

IT professionals have developed a sophisticated understanding of the enterprise attack surface – what it is, how to quantify it and how to manage it. The process is simple: begin by thoroughly assessing the attack surface, encompassing the entire IT environment. Identify all potential entry and...

2021 SOTI Security: Year End Review

What a year 2021 has been. Even as the world continues to re-open to various degrees, we?re still feeling the impact from 2020?s move to an almost completely virtual world. Many large companies are shifting to a hybrid model, mixing the ability to work from home with working in the office. Some a...

Why Your Business Needs a Long-Term Remote Security Strategy

When COVID-19 first emerged, companies across all sectors of the economy were forced to rapidly transition to remote work. The goal was simple: Ensuring business continuity in the face of an unprecedented challenge — a challenge that most assumed would come and go in short order. As vaccines...

Zero Trust: The Protection Model for the Post-Pandemic World

One year and a half following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're seeing most companies either maintaining their remote work policies or slowly moving to a hybrid model. In fact, an estimated 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely by 2025, which is nearly double pre-pandemic levels...

Zero Trust: The Protection Model for the Post-Pandemic World

One year and a half following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're seeing most companies either maintaining their remote work policies or slowly moving to a hybrid model. In fact, an estimated 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely by 2025, which is nearly double pre-pandemic levels...

Digital Education: The cyberrisks of the online classroom

This past spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, online learning became the new norm as universities and classrooms around the world were forced to close their doors. By April 29, 2020, more than 1.2 billion children across 186 countries were impacted by school closures. Shortly after school...

Five Cloud Migration Strategies for Applications

Regardless of your current IT environment or your vision for migrating to the cloud, numerous strategies exist that can accommodate your cloud-migration approach. Fortunately, this range of options allows you to proceed with caution while making progress toward your ultimate objective. Always kee...