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What the First 24 Hours of a Cyberattack Can Teach You About MDR

Detection and Response

What the First 24 Hours of a Cyberattack Can Teach You About MDR

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Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 08/15/2025

Products and Tools

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 08/15/2025

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Marcin Walas

Announcing Nmap 7.95 Upgrade and More Accurate Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Fingerprinting

Products and Tools

Announcing Nmap 7.95 Upgrade and More Accurate Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Fingerprinting

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Conor McCormick

What's New in the 2025 MDR Buyer’s Guide: Rapid7’s Fresh Take on Modern Detection and Response

Detection and Response

What's New in the 2025 MDR Buyer’s Guide: Rapid7’s Fresh Take on Modern Detection and Response

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Patch Tuesday - August 2025

Exposure Management

Patch Tuesday - August 2025

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Adam Barnett

Compromise for Sale: Inside the Rapid7 2025 Access Brokers Report

Threat Research

Compromise for Sale: Inside the Rapid7 2025 Access Brokers Report

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DisguiseDelimit: Rapid7 talks NAS exploitation at DEF CON 33

Threat Research

DisguiseDelimit: Rapid7 talks NAS exploitation at DEF CON 33

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Metasploit Wrap-Up 08/08/25

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap-Up 08/08/25

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Dean Welch

What’s New in Rapid7 Products & Services: Q2 2025 in Review

Products and Tools

What’s New in Rapid7 Products & Services: Q2 2025 in Review

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Jamie Cowper

An Earth-Shattering Kaboom: Bringing a Physical ICS Penetration Testing Environment to Life (Part 1)

Threat Research

An Earth-Shattering Kaboom: Bringing a Physical ICS Penetration Testing Environment to Life (Part 1)

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Anna Katarina Quinn

Introducing: The Metasploit Pro AD CS Metamodule

Products and Tools

Introducing: The Metasploit Pro AD CS Metamodule

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Spencer McIntyre

What’s New in Exposure Management at Rapid7, Q3 2025

Products and Tools

What’s New in Exposure Management at Rapid7, Q3 2025

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Metasploit Wrap-Up 08/01/2025

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap-Up 08/01/2025

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Martin Sutovsky

PenTales: Pentest Shows why Defense-in-Depth is Critical

Security Operations

PenTales: Pentest Shows why Defense-in-Depth is Critical

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Sam Moses

Inside the Ransomware Economy in 2025: Q2 Trends & Key Insights You Need to Know

Industry Trends

Inside the Ransomware Economy in 2025: Q2 Trends & Key Insights You Need to Know

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Emma Burdett

Zero Learning Curve, Maximum Speed: AI for Log Search is Here

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Zero Learning Curve, Maximum Speed: AI for Log Search is Here

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Mikayla Wyman

Less Clicks, More Action: Navigation Upgrade for Rapid7 Customers

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Less Clicks, More Action: Navigation Upgrade for Rapid7 Customers

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Ed Montgomery

Introducing Rapid7 Incident Command: The Future of AI-Powered Security Operations Is Here

Artificial Intelligence

Introducing Rapid7 Incident Command: The Future of AI-Powered Security Operations Is Here

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Craig Adams

Staying Ahead of the Attackers: Why the Rapid7 SOC Stands Out

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Staying Ahead of the Attackers: Why the Rapid7 SOC Stands Out

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Rapid7 Is Now FedRAMP Authorized: What It Means for Federal Agencies and the Organizations that Support them

Cloud and Devops Security

Rapid7 Is Now FedRAMP Authorized: What It Means for Federal Agencies and the Organizations that Support them

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Rapid7

Metasploit Wrap-Up 07/25/2025

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap-Up 07/25/2025

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Jacquie Harris