1 min
Detection and Response
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.
4 min
Detection and Response
What's New in InsightIDR: Q3 2021 in Review
This post offers a closer look at some of the recent updates and releases in InsightIDR, our extended detection and response solution, from Q3 2021.
1 min
Lost Bots
[The Lost Bots] Episode 6: D&R + VM = WINNING!
In this episode, Practice Advisor Devin Krugly joins to discuss how Detection and Response + Vulnerability Management = a winning combination.
3 min
Detection and Response
SANS 2021 Threat Hunting Survey: How Organizations' Security Postures Have Evolved in the New Normal
The SANS Institute has conducted its sixth annual Threat Hunting Survey. Read this post for a preview of the survey's findings and its takeaways.
3 min
Detection and Response
Cybersecurity as Digital Detective Work: DFIR and Its 3 Key Components
We highlight 3 elements of a well-formulated digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) strategy.
1 min
Lost Bots
[The Lost Bots] Episode 4: Deception Technology
In this episode of The Lost Bots, Jeffrey talks one-on-one with you about one of his favorite subjects: deception technology.
5 min
Cybersecurity
[R]Evolution of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Practice
Threat intelligence is transitioning from a separate pillar to a central hub that feeds all the functions of the security organization.
1 min
Cybersecurity
[The Lost Bots] Episode 3: Stories From the SOC
In this third episode, Jeffrey is joined by Stephen Davis, a Technical Lead and Customer Advisor on Rapid7’s Managed Detection and Response team. Stephen shares a story about a phishing attack on an organization
3 min
Cybersecurity
When One Door Opens, Keep It Open: A New Tool for Physical Security Testing
We’ve come up with a neat little device that pentesters can use to recreate the thought process of attackers — and help organizations outsmart them.
8 min
Ransomware
Slot Machines and Cybercrime: Why Ransomware Won't Quit Pulling Our Lever
Ransomware remains a significant problem, partly because the incentives for everyone, including victims, are there to increase the number of ransomware attacks.
7 min
Ransomware
The Ransomware Task Force: A New Approach to Fighting Ransomware
The Institute for Security and Technology put together a comprehensive Ransomware Task Force (RTF) to identify new approaches to shift the dynamics of ransomware and reduce opportunities for attackers.
6 min
Detection and Response
Why the Robot Hackers Aren’t Here (Yet)
Over the years, we’ve seen security in general and vulnerability discovery in particular move from a risky, shady business to massive corporate-sponsored activities with open marketplaces for bug bounties.
15 min
Detection and Response
Introducing the Manual Regex Editor in IDR’s Parsing Tool: Part 2
I will discuss here how to use Regex Editor mode, which assumes a general understanding of regular expression.
10 min
Detection and Response
Introducing the Manual Regex Editor in IDR’s Parsing Tool: Part 1
New to writing regular expressions? No problem. In this two-part blog series, we’ll cover the basics of regular expressions and how to write regular expression statements (regex) to extract fields from your logs while using the custom parsing tool.
3 min
Gartner
Rapid7 Named a Leader, 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM
This is the second consecutive time our SaaS SIEM—InsightIDR—has been named a Leader in this report.