Velociraptor to Announce Winners of Its 2021 Contributor Competition

Velociraptor and Rapid7 are excited to announce the winners of our 2021 Velociraptor Contributor Competition on Friday, October 8. This competition encourages development of useful content and extensions to the Velociraptor platform. Submissions include new functionality in the form of VQL...

[The Lost Bots] Episode 6: D&R + VM = WINNING!

!\The Lost Bots\ Episode 6: D&R + VM = WINNING!https://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/10/-The-Lost-Bots--Episode-1--External-Threat-Intelligence.jpeg Welcome back to The Lost Bots, a vlog series where Rapid7 Detection and Response Practice Advisor Jeffrey Gardner talks all things security wi...

Calling for cybersecurity in infrastructure modernization

Yesterday, Rapid7 sent a group letter urging the Biden Administration and Congress to work together to integrate cybersecurity into infrastructure legislation. The letter was signed by 19 companies, industry associations, and nonprofit groups who collaborated on the recommendations. The letter...

2021 Detection and Response Planning, Part 4: Planning for Success with a Cloud SIEM

This is the fourth and final installment of our series around 2021 security planning. Through this series, we talked to a previous CISO about how to tackle annual security planning, looked at driving more efficient threat detections, and also explored the benefits of greater SOC automation. In th...

tCell by Rapid7 Now Available for the European Region

Today, we are excited to announce tCell by Rapid7, our next-gen WAF and RASP solution, is now available in the Rapid7 Insight cloud’s European region. Multi-national or European organizations with data sovereignty requirements can now leverage tCell to reduce the risk of a breach via hacking of...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Security Pros Offer Top Tips for Staying Safe Online

Held every October, CISA’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month NCSAM aims to educate organizations and individuals about the ever-changing field of cybersecurity and encourage proper security practices. In honor of this event, we rounded up six key tips from our network of experts to help you...

This One Time on a Pen Test: Thanks for Sharing Your Wi-Fi

Each year, Rapid7 penetration testers complete hundreds of internally and externally based penetration testing service engagements. This post is part of an ongoing series featuring testimonials of what goes on beneath the hoodie. For more insights, check out our 2020 Under the Hoodie report. For...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 05/30/2025

The internet is a series of Tube SOCKS Metasploit has supported SOCKS proxies for years now, being able to both act as both a client by setting the Proxies datastore option and a server by running the auxiliary/server/socksproxy module. While Metasploit has supported both SOCKS versions 4a and 5,...

Securely Build AI/ML Applications in the Cloud with Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

It’s been little over a year since ChatGPT was released, and oh how much has changed. Advancements in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have marked a transformative era, influencing virtually every facet of our lives. These innovative technologies have reshaped the landscape of natural...

What’s New in Rapid7 Detection & Response: Q3 2023 in Review

This post takes a look at some of the investments we've made throughout Q3 2023 to our Detection and Response offerings to provide advanced DFIR capabilities with Velociraptor, more flexibility with custom detection rules, enhancements to our dashboard and log search features, and more. Stop...

7 Rapid Questions with Toshio Honda, Sr. Security Solutions Engineer

Toshio Honda, Sr. Security Solutions Engineer You have been with Rapid7 for 4 years now, what originally attracted you to work here? I worked for a cybersecurity company who is a leader for the “Prevention” area prior to joining Rapid7, and I was looking for the next opportunity based on 3...

Update for CIS Google Cloud Platform Foundation Benchmarks - Version 1.3.0

The Center for Internet Security CIS recently released an updated version of their Google Cloud Platform Foundation Benchmarks - Version 1.3.0. Expanding on previous iterations, the update adds 21 new benchmarks covering best practices for securing Google Cloud environments. The updates were broa...

Velociraptor Version 0.6.4: Dead Disk Forensics and Better Path Handling Let You Dig Deeper

Rapid7 is pleased to announce the release of Velociraptor version 0.6.4 – an advanced, open-source digital forensics and incident response DFIR tool that enhances visibility into your organization’s endpoints. This release has been in development and testing for several months now and has a lot o...

Rapid7 Named a Visionary in 2022 Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Rapid7 has been named a Visionary in the Gartner® 2022 Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing. We believe we accomplished this by combining an industry-leading dynamic application security testing DAST solution with container and cloud security, security...

Rapid7 Team Members Share Key Takeaways From AMP 2022

Each year, Rapid7 hosts AMP, our annual employee kickoff event where leaders from across the organization share their goals for the next 12 months. These goals bring us closer to achieving our mission of closing the security achievement gap. With the effects of COVID-19 still physically separatin...

7Rapid Questions With Our APAC Sales Manager, Soumi

For this installment of 7Rapid Questions, we sat down with Soumi Mukherjee, APAC Sales Manager - ANZ North Sales, to learn more about what drives her in her role at Rapid7. 1. Why did you join Rapid7? The truth is I joined for the people. I worked for a Rapid7 channel partner prior, and my...

How to Turbocharge Your Phishing Response Plan

A quick reaction to a phishing threat can mean the difference between a massive breach or a fast fix. This reaction typically requires strong coordination across non-tech employees and their teammates over in security who can help them verify and conquer phishing campaigns. In any organization wi...

What's New in DivvyCloud by Rapid7: February 2021 Feature Releases

February was another busy month. Internally, as we work to improve our processes, we are still committed to maintaining our frequent release cadence. Our releases, both minor and major, ensure that customers have access to valuable improvements, features, expanded support capabilities, and bug...

The State of Security Today: Setting the Stage for 2026

As we close out 2025, one thing is clear: the security landscape is evolving faster than most organizations can keep up. From surging ransomware campaigns and AI-enhanced phishing to data extortion, geopolitical fallout, and gaps in cyber readiness, the challenges facing security teams today are ...

Multiple vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA 100 series (FIXED)

Overview In April of 2025, Rapid7 discovered and disclosed three new vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access “SMA” 100 series appliances SMA 200, 210, 400, 410, 500v. These vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2025-32819, CVE-2025-32820, and CVE-2025-32821. An attacker with access ...

Apache Tomcat CVE-2025-24813: What You Need to Know

Here at Rapid7, our usual bar for calling a vulnerability an emergent threat is either known exploitation at scale, or likelihood of exploitation at scale. Apache Tomcat CVE-2025-24813 fulfills neither of these criteria, despite a variety of news headlines alleging broad exploitation in the wild...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 11/01/2024

Pool Party Windows Process Injection This Metasploit-Framework release includes a new injection technique deployed on core Meterpreter functionalities such as process migration and DLL Injection. The research of a new injection technique known as PoolParty highlighted new ways to gain code...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 06/28/2024

Unauthenticated Command Injection in Netis Router This week's Metasploit release includes an exploit module for an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in the Netis MW5360 router which is being tracked as CVE-2024-22729. The vulnerability stems from improper handling of the password...

Malvertising Campaign Leads to Execution of Oyster Backdoor

The following analysts contributed to this blog: Thomas Elkins, Daniel Thiede, Josh Lockwood, Tyler McGraw, and Sasha Kovalev. Executive Summary Rapid7 has observed a recent malvertising campaign that lures users into downloading malicious installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and...

Rapid7’s Data-Centric Approach to AI in Belfast

Authored by Stuart Millar and Ryan Wilson. Rapid7 has expanded significantly in Belfast since establishing a presence back in 2014, resulting in the company's largest R&D hub outside the US with over 350 people spread across eight floors in our Chichester Street office. There is a wide range of...

Proactively Prevent Breaches with Expanded Endpoint Protection in Rapid7 MDR

Working with thousands of security and risk professionals across the globe, we know that complexity is the top challenge SOCs are facing today. As the attack surface rapidly expands, security teams need more effective ways to keep pace with digital transformation and get out of the cycle of...

Rapid7’s Mid-Year Threat Review

It will come as little surprise to most people that cyber threats in 2023 have been rather prolific. From widely exploited vulnerabilities to high-profile ransomware and extortion campaigns, the first half of the year has seen more than its fair share of large-scale incidents. Rapid7’s 2023...

What's New in CVSS v4

The pending update to the Common Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS, version 4.0, has garnered a noticeable volume of articles, blog posts and watercooler now known as Slack and Zoom air time. Reaction from the community has been positive, with general sentiment pinned somewhere near...

Detect and Prioritize Identity-Related Cloud Risk with InsightCloudSec

In modern cloud environments, roles and permissions are assigned not just to human users, but to machines, resources and services, as well. The massive scale of cloud environments leads to teams potentially managing millions of distinct identities. As a result, security teams often struggle to...

Velociraptor 0.6.9 Release: Digging Even Deeper with SMB Support, Azure Storage and Lockdown Server Mode

Carlos Canto contributed to this article. Rapid7 is very excited to announce version 0.6.9 of Velociraptor is now LIVE and available for download. Much of what went into this release was about expanding capabilities and improving workflows. We’ll now explore some of the interesting new features i...

3 Key Challenges to Clarity in Threat Intelligence: 2023 Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ Study

Inundated with data It would have been really cool to combine those two words to make “inundata,” but it would have been disastrous for SEO purposes. It’s all meant to kick off a conversation about the state of security organizations with regard to threat intelligence. There are several key...

Celebrating Women’s History Month at Rapid7

Each March, we reflect on the historical accomplishments and ongoing need to support women. This, of course, should be embraced all 12 months of the year, but Women’s History Month gives us a special opportunity to learn from, celebrate, and amplify the voices of women. At Rapid7, we’re shining a...

Rapid7 CEO Corey E. Thomas Appointed To National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

President Biden has announced his intent to appoint a group of highly qualified and diverse industry leaders, including Rapid7 chairman & CEO Corey E. Thomas, to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee NSTAC. NSTAC’s mission is to to provide the best possible...

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. “With the ever-evolving threat landscape, it is...

Cloud Security and Compliance Best Practices: Highlights From The CSA Cloud Controls Matrix

In a recent blog post, we highlighted the release of an InsightCloudSec compliance pack, that helps organizations establish and adhere to AWS Foundational Security Best Practices. While that’s a great pack for those who have standardized on AWS and are looking for a trusted set of controls to...

Integrating Cloud Security With DevOps and CI/CD Tools

This is the latest post in our blog series on shifting left in cloud security. In our last post, we kicked off the series with a high-level overview about Rapid7’s approach to shifting cloud security into the application development lifecycle. For this post, we’ll dive into a key aspect of our...

[The Lost Bots] Season 2, Episode 2: The Worst and Best Hollywood Cybersecurity Depictions

!\The Lost Bots\ Season 2, Episode 2: The Worst and Best Hollywood Cybersecurity Depictionshttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/07/The-Lost-Bots-logo-large.png Welcome back to The Lost Bots! In this episode, our hosts Jeffrey Gardner, Detection and Response D&R Practice Advisor, and Stephe...

[Security Nation] Omer Akgul and Richard Roberts on YouTube VPN Ads

!\Security Nation\ Omer Akgul and Richard Roberts on YouTube VPN Adshttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/05/securitynationlogo.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with academics Omer Akgul and Richard Roberts about their recent paper, “Investigating Influencer VPN Ads ...

Rapid7 Recognized as Top Ranked in Current Offering Category in Forrester Wave™ for Cloud Workload Security

The widespread growth in cloud adoption in recent years has given businesses across all industries the ability to transform and scale in ways never before possible. But the speed of those changes, combined with the increased volume and complexity of resources in cloud environments, often forces...

What's New in Threat Intelligence: 2021 Year in Review

This post was originally published on the IntSights blog. Last year marked a huge milestone with the acquisition of IntSights by Rapid7. The IntSights team is very excited to join a company committed to simplifying and improving security outcomes for its customers. Rapid7's focus is a great...

Ransomware: Is Critical Infrastructure in the Clear?

Recently I've been getting asked whether I believe ransomware is on the decline, particularly for critical infrastructure. Part of the reason for this question seems to be a recent security briefing from White House deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger, suggesting that language on the...

[Security Nation] Craig Williams of Cisco Talos on Proxyware

!\Security Nation\ Craig Williams of Cisco Talos on Proxywarehttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/09/securitynationlogo.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with Craig Williams, recently of Cisco Talos, about proxyware and integrating security acquisitions the right way...

Security at Scale in the Open-Source Supply Chain

“We’ve all heard of paying it forward, but this is ridiculous!” That’s probably what most of us think when one of our partners or vendors inadvertently leaves an open door into our shared supply-chain network; an attacker can enter at any time. Well, we probably think in slightly more...

SANS Experts: 4 Emerging Enterprise Attack Techniques

In a recent report, a panel of SANS Institute experts broke down key takeaways and emerging attack techniques from this year’s RSA Security Conference. The long and short of it? This next wave of malicious methodologies isn’t on the horizon — it’s here. When it comes to supply-chain and ransomwar...

Don’t Let These Top Cloud Myths Hamper Your Business Decision-Making

The cloud remains a dominant technology innovation well into its second decade of existence. However, after all this time, certain cloud computing myths still creep into the minds of CIOs and other denizens of the corner office. For example, some business decision-makers feel the cloud is simply ...

Congress unanimously passes federal IoT security law

The US Senate unanimously passed the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act H.R.1668 yesterday. The US House passed the bill in September, so it is highly likely to become law, barring a Presidential veto. This is arguably the most significant US IoT-specific cybersecurity law to date, as well as the...

Advance Your Career: Life as a Rapid7 Belfast Software Engineer

At Rapid7, we believe that by hiring a diverse team with different levels of experience and varying backgrounds, we can ChallengeConvention as OneMoose, push the boundaries of our thinking, and pursue our goals of continuous innovation to achieve secure advancement for all. As we continue to buil...

Metasploit Wrap-Up

Hacktoberfest 2020 is happening Metasploit is proud to announce that we're participating in Hacktoberfest 2020. Presented by DigitalOcean, Intel, and DEV, Hacktoberfest is an annual celebration of open-source software during the month of October. The first 70,000 participants to submit 4 pull...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: 02/28/2025

New module content 5 mySCADA myPRO Manager Credential Harvester CVE-2025-24865 and CVE-2025-22896 Author: Michael Heinzl Type: Auxiliary Pull request: 19878 contributed by h4x-x0r Path: admin/scada/mypromgrcreds AttackerKB reference: CVE-2025-22896 Description: This module adds credential...

Rapid7 Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM for SMB and Enterprise

Rapid7 is excited to share we have been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM for SMB 2024 Vendor Assessment doc US52038824, September 2024 and the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SIEM for Enterprise 2024 Vendor Assessment doc US51541324, September 2024. We want to thank our...