Expanded SOC Coverage Into AWS Environments with Rapid7 MXDR

Co-athored by Mikayla Wyman and Ryan Blanchard As organizations increasingly rely on AWS for scalability and innovation, the complexity of securing these environments grows. AWS offers a robust set of native services and a comprehensive ecosystem, but managing security signals and responding to...

Unlock 24/7 SOC Coverage: Rapid7 MXDR Now Supports with Microsoft Security Products

In today’s complex threat landscape, organizations need every advantage at their disposal to stay secure–starting with maximizing the tools they already have within their ecosystem. With the launch of Rapid7 MXDR’s SOC support for key Microsoft security products, we’re making it possible for...

Understanding the Initial Stages of Web Shell and VPN Threats: An MXDR Analysis

While cyberattacks that employ web shells and VPN compromise are not particularly novel, they are still prevalent. The recent incidents that Trend Micro MXDR analyzed highlight the importance of behavioral analysis and anomaly detection in security measures...

Unmasking Prometei: A Deep Dive Into Our MXDR Findings

How does Prometei insidiously operate in a compromised system? This Managed Extended Detection and Response investigation conducted with the help of Trend Vision One provides a comprehensive analysis of the inner workings of this botnet so users can stop the threat in its tracks before it inflict...

Expanding the Security Horizon: Introducing Rapid7 MDR for the Extended Ecosystem

As the cybersecurity landscape gets more complex, the stakes for keeping organizations safe have never been higher. Security teams are tasked with keeping ahead of new ransomware groups, rapidly evolving adversary tactics, and their dynamic attack surface as their business grows. Security...

Analyzing AsyncRAT's Code Injection into aspnet_compiler.exe Across Multiple Incident Response Cases

This blog entry delves into MxDR's unraveling of the AsyncRAT infection chain across multiple cases, shedding light on the misuse of aspnetcompiler.exe, a legitimate Microsoft process originally designed for precompiling ASP.NET web applications...

Investigating the PlugX Trojan Disguised as a Legitimate Windows Debugger Tool

Trend Micro’s Managed Extended Detection and Response MxDR team discovered that a file called x32dbg.exe was used to sideload a malicious DLL we identified as a variant of PlugX...

Addressing cybersecurity at the board level with Difenda and Microsoft

This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association guest blog series. Learn more about MISA. Cybersecurity is no longer simply a lone silo or regulatory process; it is a business issue that affects every aspect of an organization. From financial losses to reputational damage...