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3 min Gartner

Gartner® Report: Questions to Ask When Selecting an MDR Provider

In an ongoing effort to help security organizations thoughtfully consider potential providers, we’re pleased to offer this complimentary Gartner® report, Quick Answer: What Key Questions Should I Ask When Selecting an MDR Provider?

2 min Metasploit

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: 1/13/23

New module content (2) Gather Dbeaver Passwords Author: Kali-Team Type: Post Pull request: #17337 contributed by cn-kali-team Description: This adds a post exploit module that retrieves Dbeaver session data from local configuration files. It is able to extract and decrypt credentials stored in these files for any version of Dbeaver installed on Windows or Linux/Unix systems. Gather MinIO Client Key A

2 min XDR

2023 Extended Detection & Response (XDR) Buyer's Guide

It may be a while before we know exactly what happened with NOTAM. But, if you rely on outdated technology, it's clear that the time to act is now.

4 min Open Source

Recog Release v3.0.3

Recog Release v3.0.3, which is available now, includes updated fingerprints for Zoho ManageEngine PAM360, Password Manager Pro, and Access Manager Plus; Atlassian Bitbucket Server; and Supervisord Supervisor.

18 min Ransomware

Increasing The Sting of HIVE Ransomware

Recently, Rapid7 observed a malicious actor performing several new techniques for increasing the impact of HIVE ransomware a victim’s environment.

2 min XDR

Ditch The Duct Tape: Reduce Security Sprawl With XDR

According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, enterprises now manage an average of 76 security tools. XDR is one way security teams are dealing with the sprawl.

8 min Vulnerability Management

Patch Tuesday - January 2023

The first Patch Tuesday of 2023 sees Microsoft patching nearly 100 CVEs, including two zero-day vulnerabilities.

4 min InsightVM

Year in Review: Rapid7 Vulnerability Management

For the InsightVM and Nexpose team, 2022 began with a lot of introspection on how we can add more value and better meet customer needs.

3 min Metasploit Weekly Wrapup

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: Jan. 1, 2023

Back from a quiet holiday season Thankfully, it was a relatively quiet holiday break for security this year, so we hope everyone had a relaxing time while they could. This wrapup covers the last three Metasploit releases, and contains three new modules, two updates, and five bug fixes. Make sure that your OpenTSDB isn’t too open Of particular note in this release is a new module from community contributors Erik Wynter and Shai rod

4 min Research

Year in Review: Rapid7 Cybersecurity Research

Rapid7 is dedicated to conducting research that benefits the entire cybersecurity community. Here is a sampling of our efforts in 2022.

1 min Rapid7 Culture

Rapid7 Announces Global Days Off to Support Employees in 2023

On January 3rd, it was a little bit quieter than usual here at Rapid7. That's because our offices were closed for our first of five Global Days Off for 2023.

5 min Haxmas

2022 Annual Metasploit Wrap-Up

It's been another gangbusters year for Metasploit, and the holidays are a time to give thanks to all the people that help make our load a little bit lighter. So, while this end-of-year wrap-up is a highlight reel of the headline features and extensions that landed in Metasploit-land in 2022, we also want to express our gratitude and appreciation for our stellar community of contributors, maintainers, and users. The Metasploit team merged 824 pull requests across Metasploit-related projects in 20

2 min IoT

Understanding the Ecosystem of Smart Cities for the Purpose of Security Testing

A look at the various components that make up Smart Cities with the goal of having a model to help better understand the various security concerns as we plan for our Smart City future.

5 min Vulnerability Disclosure

Refreshing Rapid7's Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

Rapid7 has updated its coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) policy and philosophy. In this article, you'll learn what prompted the changes.

4 min Cybersecurity

The 2022 Naughty and Nice List

We asked a few of our experts to share what they think deserves to be on the cybersecurity naughty list and what needs to be on the nice list for 2022.