Posts by Rapid7

4 min InsightIDR

New IDR Log Search Enhancements: Accelerate, Streamline, and Simplify Investigations

Rapid7’s InsightIDR, the foundation of our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, empowers security teams with advanced analytics, automation, and expert-led investigations.

4 min Career Development

Cathal O’Neill - Taking Command of Your Career in Tech

Cathal O’Neill joined Rapid7 in 2023 as a Senior Engineering Manager, and he has since advanced to the role of Engineering Director.

3 min Cybersecurity

20/20 Cybersecurity: Lessons Learned in 2024 and Strategies for a Stronger 2025

With 2024 rapidly coming to a close, many of us here at Rapid7 are taking a step back, reflecting upon the successes and learnings of the last 12 months, and looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we could jointly face in the year ahead.

7 min Incident Response

Investigating a SharePoint Compromise: IR Tales from the Field

Our investigation uncovered an attacker who accessed a server without authorization and moved laterally across the network, compromising the entire domain.

4 min Career Development

7 Rapid Questions on our Belfast Placement Programme: Orla Magee and Paddy McDermott

Software Engineers Orla Magee and Paddy McDermott share what the interview process looked like for them, along with impactful projects and advice for others exploring Rapid7’s Placement Programme.

1 min IoT

Root Access for Data Control: A DEF CON IoT Village Story

Our perennial IoT hacking presenter, Principal Security Researcher, IoT, Deral Heiland, along with Rapid7 pentest team members, showed attendees many methods of extracting firmware from IoT devices and manipulating the systems in the name of control and operations.

2 min Rapid7 Culture

Test Driving a New Benefit Programme in Belfast

Rapid7’s electric vehicle scheme was rolled out in late 2023 for Belfast employees. The programme enables employees to lease an electric car via their employer and pay for it on a salary sacrifice basis, offering substantial tax and national insurance savings.

3 min Attack Surface Security

Proactive Visibility Is Foundational to Strong Cybersecurity

Exposures are more than CVEs, so organizations need to move beyond the traditional thinking of vulnerability management to a holistic view.

3 min Emergent Threat Response

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)

Multiple unpatched vulnerabilities were publicly disclosed in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), a popular IPP-based open-source printing system.

4 min Forrester Wave

Rapid7 Recognized in Forrester’s 2024 Attack Surface Management (ASM) Wave Report

This week, Rapid7 was recognized as a Contender in Forrester’s 2024 Attack Surface Management (ASM) Wave report.

2 min Gartner

Three Recommendations for Creating a Risk-Based Detection and Response Program

In a report released earlier this summer, Gartner analysts offer three recommendations for fostering an environment of risk-based threat detection, investigation, and response that includes a deeper understanding of your organization’s risk profile by more than just the security team.

2 min Emergent Threat Response

High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Common Enterprise Technologies

Rapid7 is warning customers about high-risk vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion, Broadcom VMware vCenter Server, and Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM). These CVEs are likely attack targets for APT and/or financially motivated adversaries.

2 min Emergent Threat Response

CVE-2024-40766: Critical Improper Access Control Vulnerability Affecting SonicWall Devices

CVE-2024-40766 is a critical improper access control vulnerability affecting SonicOS, the operating system that runs on the company’s physical and virtual firewalls. As of September 9, 2024, Rapid7 is aware of several recent incidents in which SonicWall SSLVPN accounts were targeted or compromised.

3 min Emergent Threat Response

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication

On September 4, 2024, Veeam released their September security bulletin disclosing various vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-40711, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution issue affecting Veeam’s popular Backup & Replication solution.

3 min Gartner

Our 4 Essential Strategy Takeaways from the Gartner® 2024 Report – How to Prepare for Ransomware Attacks

The 2024 Gartner report, “How to Prepare for Ransomware Attacks”, provides critical insights into the latest tactics used by bad actors and offers practical solutions on how to fortify defenses.