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What's New in InsightIDR: Q4 2021 in Review

Products and Tools

What's New in InsightIDR: Q4 2021 in Review

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Margaret Wei

2022 Cybersecurity Predictions: The Experts Clear Off the Crystal Ball

Industry Trends

2022 Cybersecurity Predictions: The Experts Clear Off the Crystal Ball

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Jesse Mack

Rapid7 2021 Wrap-Up: Highlights From a Year of Empowering the Protectors

Industry Trends

Rapid7 2021 Wrap-Up: Highlights From a Year of Empowering the Protectors

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Rapid7

Metasploit 2021 Annual Wrap-Up

Products and Tools

Metasploit 2021 Annual Wrap-Up

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Spencer McIntyre

5 Security Projects That Are Giving Back

Industry Trends

5 Security Projects That Are Giving Back

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Jacob Roundy

Sharing the Gifts of Cybersecurity – Or, a Lesson From My First Year Without Santa

Security Operations

Sharing the Gifts of Cybersecurity – Or, a Lesson From My First Year Without Santa

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Amy Hunt

Test for Log4Shell With InsightAppSec Using New Functionality

Products and Tools

Test for Log4Shell With InsightAppSec Using New Functionality

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Bria Grangard

Metasploit Wrap-Up: Dec. 17, 2021

Exposure Management

Metasploit Wrap-Up: Dec. 17, 2021

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Alan David Foster

The Everyperson’s Guide to Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

The Everyperson’s Guide to Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228)

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boB Rudis

How to Protect Your Applications Against Log4Shell With tCell

Products and Tools

How to Protect Your Applications Against Log4Shell With tCell

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Bria Grangard

Patch Tuesday - December 2021

Detection and Response

Patch Tuesday - December 2021

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Greg Wiseman

Log4Shell Makes Its Appearance in Hacker Chatter: 4 Observations

Threat Research

Log4Shell Makes Its Appearance in Hacker Chatter: 4 Observations

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Alon Arvatz

Using InsightVM to Find Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Using InsightVM to Find Apache Log4j CVE-2021-44228

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Greg Wiseman

Update on Log4Shell’s Impact on Rapid7 Solutions and Systems

Exposure Management

Update on Log4Shell’s Impact on Rapid7 Solutions and Systems

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Rapid7

Driver-Based Attacks: Past and Present

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Driver-Based Attacks: Past and Present

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Jake Baines

Metasploit Wrap-Up 12/10/21

Threat Research

Metasploit Wrap-Up 12/10/21

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Jeffrey Martin

Widespread Exploitation of Critical Remote Code Execution in Apache Log4j

Exposure Management

Widespread Exploitation of Critical Remote Code Execution in Apache Log4j

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boB Rudis

Stay Ahead of Threats With Cloud Workload Protection

Products and Tools

Stay Ahead of Threats With Cloud Workload Protection

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Alon Berger

Simplifying Complex Cybersecurity Regulations

Industry Trends

Simplifying Complex Cybersecurity Regulations

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Harley Geiger

A Dream Team-Up: Integrate InsightAppSec With ServiceNow ITSM

Products and Tools

A Dream Team-Up: Integrate InsightAppSec With ServiceNow ITSM

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Tom Caiazza

Patch Now: SonicWall Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities in SMA 100 Devices

Exposure Management

Patch Now: SonicWall Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities in SMA 100 Devices

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Glenn Thorpe