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This One Time on a Pen Test: Missed a Spot

Threat Research

This One Time on a Pen Test: Missed a Spot

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Ted Raffle

How to Prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks

Products and Tools

How to Prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks

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Kelly Schwarzhoff

Ask a Pen Tester: Q&A with Rapid7 Penetration Tester Aaron Herndon

Exposure Management

Ask a Pen Tester: Q&A with Rapid7 Penetration Tester Aaron Herndon

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Aaron Herndon

How Attackers Can Harvest Users’ Microsoft 365 Credentials with New Phishing Campaign

Products and Tools

How Attackers Can Harvest Users’ Microsoft 365 Credentials with New Phishing Campaign

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Lonnie Best

Automating the Cloud: AWS Security Done Efficiently

Detection and Response

Automating the Cloud: AWS Security Done Efficiently

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Josh Frantz

Metasploit Wrap-Up 8/16/19

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap-Up 8/16/19

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William Vu

This One Time on a Pen Test: How I Compromised a Healthcare Portal Before My Hot Cocoa Went Cold

Exposure Management

This One Time on a Pen Test: How I Compromised a Healthcare Portal Before My Hot Cocoa Went Cold

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Trevor O'Donnal

Responding to Cloud-Based Security Incidents with InsightConnect: AWS Security Hub

Security Operations

Responding to Cloud-Based Security Incidents with InsightConnect: AWS Security Hub

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Tyler Terenzoni

Black Hat, DEF CON, and BSides 2019: Highlights and Emerging Industry Trends

Rapid7 Blog

Black Hat, DEF CON, and BSides 2019: Highlights and Emerging Industry Trends

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Tod Beardsley

Patch Tuesday - August 2019

Exposure Management

Patch Tuesday - August 2019

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Greg Wiseman

August 2019 Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDP) Patches: What You Need to Know

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

August 2019 Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDP) Patches: What You Need to Know

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boB Rudis

Cloud Security Primer: The Basics You Need to Know

Detection and Response

Cloud Security Primer: The Basics You Need to Know

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Meaghan Buchanan

How to Protect the File System from Your App with WAFs and RASP

Products and Tools

How to Protect the File System from Your App with WAFs and RASP

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Boris Chen

Metasploit Wrap-Up 8/9/19

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap-Up 8/9/19

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James Barnett

This One Time on a Pen Test: Paging Doctor Hackerman

Industry Trends

This One Time on a Pen Test: Paging Doctor Hackerman

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Nick Powers

The Importance of Preventing and Detecting Malicious PowerShell Attacks

Detection and Response

The Importance of Preventing and Detecting Malicious PowerShell Attacks

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Rohit Chettiar

How to Monitor Your AWS S3 Activity with InsightIDR

Detection and Response

How to Monitor Your AWS S3 Activity with InsightIDR

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Alan Foster

Should You Use a SAST, DAST, or RASP Application Security Tool?

Cloud and Devops Security

Should You Use a SAST, DAST, or RASP Application Security Tool?

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Garrett Gross

Metasploit Wrap-Up 8/2/19

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap-Up 8/2/19

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Wei Chen

Introducing Pingback Payloads

Products and Tools

Introducing Pingback Payloads

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Brendan Watters

BlueKeep Exploits May Be Coming: Our Observations and Recommendations

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

BlueKeep Exploits May Be Coming: Our Observations and Recommendations

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boB Rudis