Introducing the Rapid7 Command Platform

Integrated Security Operations for the Next-Generation Attack Surface As cybercrime and attack surfaces have sprawled, Rapid7 has been able to grow with our customers because we are relentlessly focused on relevance. The way we see it, relevance doesn’t mean aligning to market definitions of...

A Scenario: Protecting a Financial Institution from External Threats With EASM

Background Carman Bank, a mid-sized financial institution, has experienced rapid growth over the past five years. As part of its expansion, the bank has significantly increased its digital presence by launching new online banking services, mobile applications, and integrating various third-party...

Critical Exim Mail Server Vulnerability Exposes Millions to Malicious Attachments

A critical security issue has been disclosed in the Exim mail transfer agent that could enable threat actors to deliver malicious attachments to target users' inboxes. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-39929, has a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. It has been addressed in version 4.98. "Exim...

regreSSHion: Remote Unauthenticated Code Execution Vulnerability in OpenSSH server

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has discovered a Remote Unauthenticated Code Execution RCE vulnerability in OpenSSH’s server sshd in glibc-based Linux systems. CVE assigned to this vulnerability is CVE-2024-6387. The vulnerability, which is a signal handler race condition in OpenSSHs server...

Why a Cloud Security Platform Approach is Critical

Explore how a cybersecurity platform with attack surface management and runtime protection capabilities can enhance your cloud security posture...

Meeting FISMA (M-24-04) Requirements with a Unified Attack Surface Management Strategy

At the end of 2023, the Office of Management and Budget OMB released the FY24 FISMA Guidance M-24-04 with a broad focus on securing the entire attack surface and specific action items for agencies pertaining to High Value Assets, IoT/OT devices, and internet-connected assets. In reference to rece...

CVE-2024-21849

When an Advanced WAF/ASM security policy and a Websockets profile are configured on a virtual server, undisclosed traffic can cause the Traffic Management Microkernel TMM process to terminate. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support EoTS are not evaluated...

Why the Right Metrics Matter When it Comes to Vulnerability Management

How's your vulnerability management program doing? Is it effective? A success? Let's be honest, without the right metrics or analytics, how can you tell how well you're doing, progressing, or if you're getting ROI? If you're not measuring, how do you know it's working? And even if you are...

EasyEASM - Zero-dollar Attack Surface Management Tool

Zero-dollar attack surface management tool featured at Black Hat Arsenal 2023 and Recon Village @ DEF CON 2023. Description Easy EASM is just that... the easiest to set-up tool to give your organization visibility into its external facing assets. The industry is dominated by $30k vendors selling...

Webinar – Leverage Zero Trust Security to Minimize Your Attack Surface

Digital expansion inevitably increases the external attack surface, making you susceptible to cyberthreats. Threat actors increasingly exploit the vulnerabilities stemming from software and infrastructure exposed to the internet; this ironically includes security tools, particularly firewalls and...

Modern Attack Surface Management for CISOs

Today’s attack surface requires modern processes and security solutions. Explore the tenants of modern attack surface management ASM and what CISOs need to look for in an ASM solution...

Bolstering API Security: Introducing Wallarm’s API Attack Surface Management (AASM)

In the fast-paced digital world, think of Application Programming Interfaces APIs as the threads that stitch together the fabric of our tech ecosystems. They're often overlooked, quietly ensuring that your apps communicate seamlessly and keep the digital world running smoothly. The majority of...

The Importance of Continuous Security Monitoring for a Robust Cybersecurity Strategy

In 2023, the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million. Beyond the immediate financial loss, there are long-term consequences like diminished customer trust, weakened brand value, and derailed business operations. In a world where the frequency and cost of data breaches are...

Cybersecurity at a Crossroads: New Implications on Business Risk

During our 2023 Qualys Security Conference QSC taking place in Orlando, Florida, November 6-9, 2023, I unveiled an exciting new milestone for the company – the release of our new Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform, marking a seismic shift for the future of Qualys as a leader in managing and...

Security Patch Management Strengthens Ransomware Defense

With thousands of applications to manage, enterprises need an effective way to prioritize software security patches. That calls for a contextualized, risk-based approach and good overall attack surface risk management...

How to Manage Your Attack Surface?

Attack surfaces are growing faster than security teams can keep up. To stay ahead, you need to know what's exposed and where attackers are most likely to strike. With cloud migration dramatically increasing the number of internal and external targets, prioritizing threats and managing your attack...

Beyond Asset Discovery: How Attack Surface Management Prioritizes Vulnerability Remediation

As the business environment becomes increasingly connected, organizations' attack surfaces continue to expand, making it challenging to map and secure both known and unknown assets. In particular, unknown assets present security challenges related to shadow IT, misconfigurations, ineffective scan...

Beyond Asset Discovery: How Attack Surface Management Prioritizes Vulnerability Remediation

As the business environment becomes increasingly connected, organizations' attack surfaces continue to expand, making it challenging to map and secure both known and unknown assets. In particular, unknown assets present security challenges related to shadow IT, misconfigurations, ineffective scan...

Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management 101

Understanding CAASM This article was written by Ethan Smart, Co-Founder and Chief Solution Architect, appNovi a Rapid7 integration partner. It's essential for security and IT teams to have a comprehensive view and control of their cyber assets. This is why Cyber Asset Attack Surface Management...

Activities in the Cybercrime Underground Require a New Approach to Cybersecurity

As Threat Actors Continuously Adapt their TTPs in Today's Threat Landscape, So Must You Earlier this year, threat researchers at Cybersixgill released the annual report, The State of the Cybercrime Underground . The research stems from an analysis of Cybersixgill's collected intelligence items...