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Metasploit Wrap-Up 1/4/19

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap-Up 1/4/19

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Erin Bleiweiss

Happy HaXmas! Year-End Internet Scanning Observations

Threat Research

Happy HaXmas! Year-End Internet Scanning Observations

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Jon Hart

Santa's ELFs: Running Linux Executables Without execve

Exposure Management

Santa's ELFs: Running Linux Executables Without execve

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Adam Cammack

The Ghost of Exploits Past: A Deep Dive into the Morris Worm

Threat Research

The Ghost of Exploits Past: A Deep Dive into the Morris Worm

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William Vu

HaXmas Review: 12 Patch Tuesdays a-Patching

Detection and Response

HaXmas Review: 12 Patch Tuesdays a-Patching

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Greg Wiseman

The Layer 8(th) Day of Christmas: Rapid7 Pen Testers Reveal Social Engineering Insights at Recent Conference

Exposure Management

The Layer 8(th) Day of Christmas: Rapid7 Pen Testers Reveal Social Engineering Insights at Recent Conference

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Patrick Laverty

Advice for the Lazy Family Sysadmin

Exposure Management

Advice for the Lazy Family Sysadmin

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Brent Cook

Once a Haxer, Always a Haxor

Threat Research

Once a Haxer, Always a Haxor

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Deral Heiland

The New Shiny: Memorable Metasploit Moments of 2018

Products and Tools

The New Shiny: Memorable Metasploit Moments of 2018

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Caitlin Condon

R7-2018-52: Guardzilla IoT Video Camera Hard-Coded Credential (CVE-2018-5560)

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

R7-2018-52: Guardzilla IoT Video Camera Hard-Coded Credential (CVE-2018-5560)

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Tod Beardsley

The Return of Snapid Kevin to the North Pole

Exposure Management

The Return of Snapid Kevin to the North Pole

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Jonathan Stines

The 12 Days of HaXmas: A Festive Blog Series Recapping Security in 2018

Exposure Management

The 12 Days of HaXmas: A Festive Blog Series Recapping Security in 2018

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Tod Beardsley

Metasploit Wrapup 12/21/18

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrapup 12/21/18

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Sonny Gonzalez

Rsunk your Battleship: An Ocean of Data Exposed through Rsync

Threat Research

Rsunk your Battleship: An Ocean of Data Exposed through Rsync

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Jon Hart

How to Use the InsightVM Policy Compliance Status Report to Measure Benchmark Configurations

Exposure Management

How to Use the InsightVM Policy Compliance Status Report to Measure Benchmark Configurations

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Jesika McEvoy

Rapid7 Partners with AWS Security Hub for Deeper Vulnerability Reporting

Exposure Management

Rapid7 Partners with AWS Security Hub for Deeper Vulnerability Reporting

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Alfred Chung

Windows Event Forwarding: The Best Thing You’ve Never Heard Of

Detection and Response

Windows Event Forwarding: The Best Thing You’ve Never Heard Of

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Josh Frantz

Charting the Forthcoming PHPocalypse in 2019

Threat Research

Charting the Forthcoming PHPocalypse in 2019

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boB Rudis

Metasploit Wrapup 12/14/18

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrapup 12/14/18

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Shelby Pace

Securing Buckets with Amazon S3 Block Public Access

Threat Research

Securing Buckets with Amazon S3 Block Public Access

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Rapid7

Metasploit Wrapup 12/7/18

Exposure Management

Metasploit Wrapup 12/7/18

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Brendan Watters