Standardizing SaaS Data to Drive Greater Cloud Security Efficacy

The way we do business has fundamentally changed, and as a result, so must security. Whether it’s legacy modernization initiatives, process improvements, or bridging the gap between physical and digital—most organizational strategies and initiatives involve embracing the cloud. However, investing...

Rapid7 Threat Command Delivered 311% ROI: 2023 Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ Study

Volume up and not in a good way Security teams must continuously contort their efforts to effectively respond to the growing volume of cyberthreats. These constantly shifting methods in the security operations center SOC can be difficult to manage in the face of emerging external threats—it can b...

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Management Port Exposure Confusion

Prior to March 9, 2023, Microsoft Defender for Cloud incorrectly marked some Azure virtual machines as having secured management ports including SSH port 22/TCP, RDP port 3389/TCP and WINRM port 5985/TCP, when in fact one or more of these ports were exposed to the internet. This occured when the...

Cloud Security Strategies for Healthcare

How to Stay Secure in the Cloud While Driving Innovation and Discovery The healthcare industry is undergoing a transformational shift. Health organizations are traditionally entrenched in an on-prem way of life, but the past three years have plunged them into a digital revolution. A heightened...

Dated, Vulnerable, Insecure Tech Is All Over the News. Hooray.

Save the links. Pass them around. And consider getting your copy of the new 2023 XDR Buyer’s Guide—because if this isn’t a time for reckoning and progress, what is? The news: on Wednesday, the United States grounded all flights coast-to-coast for the first time since 9/11. The Federal Aviation...

About Anomalous Data Transfer detection in InsightIDR

By Shivangi Pandey Shivangi is a Senior Product Manager for D&R at Rapid7. Data exfiltration is an unauthorized movement or transfer of data occurring on an organization’s network. This can occur when a malicious actor gains access to a corporation’s network with the intention of stealing or...

How to Develop a SOAR Workflow to Automate a Critical Daily Task

As the senior information security engineer at Brooks, an international running shoe and apparel company, I can appreciate the challenge of launching a security orchestration, automation, and response SOAR tool for the first time as well as investing your time and budget into making a new securit...

Culture Fitness

Have you checked in on the overall health of your team lately? What would a new hire think of your current team? Companies all over the world – particularly those of the higher-profile variety – tout their positive cultures and how great it is to be part of the team. This is especially true in th...

Common questions when evolving your VM program

Authored by Natalie Hurd Perhaps your organization is in the beginning stages of planning a digital transformation, and it’s time to start considering how the security team will adapt. Or maybe your digital transformation is well underway, and the security team is struggling to keep up with the...

A SIEM With a Pen Tester's Eye: How Offensive Security Helps Shape InsightIDR

To be great at something, you have to be a little obsessed. That's true whether you want to be a chess grandmaster, become an internationally recognized CEO, or build the best cybersecurity platform on the planet. At Rapid7, our laser-focus has always been trained on one thing: helping digital...

The Intelligent Listing: Cybersecurity Job Descriptions That Deliver

Modern job descriptions have quite the reputation for causing reactionary eye-rolling. Why? Because what used to be a couple of paragraphs – about requirements and experience for performing a cybersecurity analyst job – is actually now filled with a laundry list of criteria that make candidates...

One Year After IntSights Acquisition, Threat Intel’s Value Is Clear

Rapid7 Strengthens Market Position With 360-Degree XDR and Best-in-Class Threat Intelligence Offerings Time flies… and provides opportunities to establish proof points. After recently passing the one-year milestone of Rapid7’s acquisition of IntSights, the added value threat intelligence brings t...

3 Ways to Improve Data Protection in the Cloud

Cloud complexity is now a well-documented and widely felt phenomenon across technology teams — IT, development, and security alike. Multi-cloud architectures have become the norm, with 89% of organizations embracing a strategy that involves multiple cloud vendors. Not only are companies managing...

Leading the Way in Tampa

If you've been to the Tampa Bay area in recent years, you've probably noticed the significant tech industry expansion taking place in the Channel District. It's an exciting time to be a part of the scene, and Rapid7 is smack in the middle. Being active in the Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce is...

[Security Nation] Jacques Chester of Shopify Talks CVSS Scores

!\Security Nation\ Jacques Chester of Shopify Talks CVSS Scoreshttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/07/securitynationlogo-1.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Shopify Senior Staff Software Developer Jacques Chester joins Jen and Tod to discuss his intriguing paper on CVSS scores and t...

For Finserv Ransomware Attacks, Obtaining Customer Data Is the Focus

Welcome back to the third installment of Rapid7's Pain Points: Ransomware Data Disclosure Trends blog series, where we're distilling the key highlights of our ransomware data disclosure research paper one industry at a time. This week, we'll be focusing on the financial services industry, one of...

Velociraptor Version 0.6.5: Table Transformations, Multi-Lingual Support, and Better VQL Error-Handling Let You Dig Deeper Than Ever

Rapid7 is pleased to announce the release of Velociraptor version 0.6.5 – 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 we are...

Security Is Shifting in a Cloud-Native World: Insights From RSAC 2022

The cloud has become the default for IT infrastructure and resource delivery, allowing an unprecedented level of speed and flexibility for development and production pipelines. This helps organizations compete and innovate in a fast-paced business environment. But as the cloud becomes more...

Evaluating the Security of an Enterprise IoT Deployment at Domino's Pizza

Recently, I had a great opportunity to work with Domino's Pizza to evaluate an internally conceived Internet of Things IoT-based business solution they had designed and deployed throughout their US store locations. The goal of this research project was to understand the security implications arou...

DFIR Without Limits: Moving Beyond the “Sucker's Choice” of Today’s Breach Response Services

Three-quarters of CEOs and their boards believe a major breach is “inevitable.” And those closest to the action? Like CISOs? They’re nearly unanimous. Gartner is right there, too. Their 2021 Market Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response DFIR Services recommends you “operate under the...

[Security Nation] Whitney Merrill on the Crypto & Privacy Village (and the Latest in Data Privacy)

!\Security Nation\ Whitney Merrill on the Crypto & Privacy Village \and the Latest in Data Privacy\https://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/04/securitynationlogo-1.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with Whitney Merrill, Data Protection Officer at Asana, about her work on...

InsightCloudSec Supports the Recently Updated NSA/CISA Kubernetes Hardening Guide

The National Security Agency NSA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA recently updated their Kubernetes Hardening Guide, which was originally published in August 2021. With the help and feedback received from numerous partners in the cybersecurity community, this guide...

MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluation: InsightIDR Drives Strong Signal-to-Noise

Rapid7 is very excited to share the results of our participation in MITRE Engenuity’s latest ATT&CK Evaluation, which examines how adversaries abuse data encryption to exploit organizations. With this evaluation, our customers and the broader security community get a deeper understanding of how...

The Digital Citizen’s Guide to Navigating Cyber Conflict

As security professionals, we are currently being bombarded with warnings and alerts of a heightened threat level due to the possibility that Russia will start to more aggressively leverage cyberattacks as part of their offensive. If you are feeling the pressure of getting everything done, check...

8 Tips for Securing Networks When Time Is Scarce

"At this particular mobile army hospital, we're not concerned with the ultimate reconstruction of the patient. We only care about getting the kid out of here alive enough for someone else to put on the fine touches. We work fast and we're not dainty, because a lot of these kids who can stand 2...

Cybercriminals’ Recruiting Effort Highlights Need for Proper User Access Controls

The Lapsus$ ransomware gang’s modus operandi seems to be evolving. Following the recent data breaches of Nvidia and Samsung, on March 10, 2022, the Lapsus$ ransomware gang posted a message on their Telegram channel claiming that they were looking to recruit employees/insiders of companies in the...

[Security Nation] Amit Serper on Finding Leaks in Autodiscover

!\Security Nation\ Amit Serper on Finding Leaks in Autodiscoverhttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/02/securitynationlogo.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with Amit Serper, Director of Security Research at Akamai, on his work uncovering a flaw in the Autodiscover...

Prudent Cybersecurity Preparation for the Potential Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Update Feb 24, 2022: The situation in Ukraine has worsened since this blog post was first published, though our preparation advice remains the same. We will update the Rapid7 blog with a new post as events warrant. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine remain elevated, with a high degree of...

Demystifying XDR: How Humans and Machines Join Forces in Threat Response

In our first post on demystifying the concepts and practices behind extended detection and response XDR technology, Forrester analyst Allie Mellen joined Sam Adams, Rapid7's VP for Detection and Response, to outline the basic framework for XDR and highlight the key outcomes it can help security...

Hacky Holidays: Celebrating the Best of Security Nation [Video]

!Hacky Holidays: Celebrating the Best of Security Nation \Video\https://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/12/security-nation-recap-2.jpg Most of us allow ourselves a few extra indulgences around the holidays — so despite my best editorial sensibilities, I'm letting myself indulge here in a...

Make Room for Cloud Security in Your 2022 Budget

Are you thinking about cloud security when making your 2022 budget? You should be. Cloud is the key to innovation and business transformation. It can make life so much easier. The cloud enables companies to expand their products or services, rapidly develop new products, and reach new customers. ...

[R]Evolution of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Practice

!\R\Evolution of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Practicehttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/08/evolution-threat-intelligence.jpg Co-authored by Yotam Avitan, Deputy Head of Global CSOC at Novartis The cyber threat intelligence CTI space is one of the most rapidly evolving areas in...

Software Engineering, Vulnerability and Risk Management: Revolutionizing the Security Landscape at Rapid7

At Rapid7, our software engineers defend the digital world and design the future of security. With a supportive, collaborative team, immense learning and development opportunities to fine-tune and hone in on skills and knowledge, opportunities to work with innovative technology, and the pursuance...

How Maria Barsallo Lynch Helps Combat the Spread of Misinformation and Disinformation Ahead of the Election

In our most recent episode of Security Nation, we spoke with Maria Barsallo Lynch, Executive Director of the Defending Digital Democracy Project D3P at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School, about her work informing election officials of the rise of...

Rapid7 Analysis: KindaRails2Shell (CVE-2026-66066)

Overview On July 29, 2026, the Ruby on Rails project published a security advisory for CVE-2026-66066, an arbitrary file read in Active Storage applications that use the Vips image processor with untrusted uploads. The affected Active Storage ranges are = 8.0, = 8.1, 8.1.3.1. Vips is the default...

Beyond the Score: Using AI to Translate CVEs into Real-World Business Risk

Security leaders rarely struggle to gather data, but they often struggle to turn that data into something clear and meaningful for the business. In a typical week, a CISO might receive a report listing hundreds or even thousands of vulnerabilities, most of them accompanied by CVSS scores that mak...

Zero Chaos: Scaling Detection Engineering at the Speed of Software, with Detection As Code

Every engineering team in your organization ships code through a pipeline. They branch, test, review, and deploy. If something breaks, they roll back. If someone asks "what changed?", the answer is in the commit history. This isn't heroic discipline to process; it's just how software gets built...

CVE-2026-41940: cPanel & WHM Authentication Bypass

Overview On April 28, 2026, cPanel issued a security update to fix a critical vulnerability affecting the cPanel & WHM and WP Squared products. In the cPanel release notes, the bug was described as "an issue with session loading and saving." CVE-2026-41940, the identifier subsequently assigned on...

Kyber Ransomware Double Trouble: Windows and ESXi Attacks Explained

Overview For executive leadership, the emergence of Kyber ransomware represents a significant and immediate threat due to its specialized, dual-platform deployment capability targeting mission-critical virtualization infrastructure VMware ESXi and core Windows file systems. This cross-platform...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 02/27/2026

No Prob-ollama This release brings some serious firepower with multiple new exploit modules and critical vulnerability support! The standout additions are the Ollama path traversal RCE CVE-2024-37032, a sophisticated exploit chaining arbitrary file writes into unauthenticated root RCE, and the...

Critical Cisco Catalyst Vulnerability Exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-20127)

Overview On February 25, 2026, Cisco disclosed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Controller and Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN Manager, tracked as CVE‑2026‑20127, that allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain administrative access to affected systems. The Cisco...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 02/20/2026

Hacking Churches and Backdooring Emacs This release packs some solid exploit module additions! Two new unauthenticated RCE modules are a major win: the StoryChief WordPress plugin exploit CVE-2025-7441 targets a webhook validation flaw allowing arbitrary file uploads, while the ChurchCRM exploit...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 11/14/2025

It has “SUS” in the name, what did you expect? This week’s release features the much-hyped CVE-2025-59287, a Critical-Severity Windows Server Update Service WSUS vulnerability that allows for SYSTEM level remote code execution. Documented among the multiple recent zero-days in Windows, the...

Inside Russian Market: Uncovering the Botnet Empire

Eliran Alon contributed to this post. Inside Russian Market: Key insights from Rapid7 threat research The online cybercrime marketplace, Russian Market, has evolved from selling Remote Desktop Protocol RDP access to becoming one of the most active underground hubs for information-stealing malware...

Konica Minolta bizhub Multifunction Printer: Pass-Back Attack Vulnerability (NOT FIXED)

Overview During security testing, Rapid7 discovered that Konica Minolta bizhub 227 Multifunction printers MFPs were vulnerable to a pass-back attack. The affected products identified were: Konica Minolta bizhub MFPs Firmware Version: GCQ-Y3 and earlier This issue has been assigned the following...

5 Things Security Leaders Need to Know About Agentic AI

From writing assistance to intelligent summarization, generative AI has already transformed the way businesses work. But we’re now entering a new phase where AI doesn’t just generate content, but takes independent action on our behalf. This next evolution is called ‘agentic AI’, and it’s moving...

Seeing is Securing: MDR VALUE at-a-glance with the Detection and Response Dashboard

Transparency is core to Managed Detection & Response MDR. It’s necessary between Rapid7 and our customers as we conduct security operations on their behalf. And it’s necessary for our customers to communicate transparently and effectively with their stakeholders. Scroll on – because there’s a new...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 03/14/25

New module content 1 InvoiceShelf unauthenticated PHP Deserialization Vulnerability Authors: Mickaël Benassouli, Rémi Matasse, and h00die-gr3y Type: Exploit Pull request: 19950 contributed by h00die-gr3y Path: linux/http/invoiceshelfunauthrcecve202455556 AttackerKB reference: CVE-2024-55556...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 02/14/2025

New module content 2 Unauthenticated RCE in NetAlertX Authors: Chebuya Rhino Security Labs and Takahiro Yokoyama Type: Exploit Pull request: 19868 contributed by Takahiro-Yoko Path: linux/http/netalertxrcecve202446506 AttackerKB reference: CVE-2024-46506 Description: A new module for an...

Finding the LNK: Techniques and methodology for advanced analysis with Velociraptor

Malicious exploitation of LNK files, commonly known as Windows shortcuts, is a well-established technique used by threat actors for delivery and persistence. While the value of LNK forensics for cyber threat intelligence CTI is fairly well-understood, analysts may overlook less well-known data...