Rapid7 Quarterly Threat Report: 2019 Q1
In our recent Quarterly Threat Report, we look at commonly targeted industries, the use of remote entry, and the most common phishing sites by industry.…
Key Concepts and Findings from the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report
Our Rapid7 Labs research team has pored over Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report to identify some key waypoints to help the Rapid7 community navigate through this sea of information.…
Extracting Firmware from Microcontrollers’ Onboard Flash Memory, Part 4: Texas Instrument RF Microcontrollers
In our fourth and final part of this ongoing series, we will conduct further firmware extraction exercises with the Texas Instruments RF microcontroller.…
Extracting Firmware from Microcontrollers' Onboard Flash Memory, Part 3: Microchip PIC Microcontrollers
In this blog, we will conduct another firmware extraction exercise dealing with the Microchip PIC microcontroller (PIC32MX695F512H).…
Extracting Firmware from Microcontrollers' Onboard Flash Memory, Part 2: Nordic RF Microcontrollers
In this blog, we will conduct another firmware extraction exercise dealing with the Nordic RF microcontroller (nRF51822).…
Extracting Firmware from Microcontrollers' Onboard Flash Memory, Part 1: Atmel Microcontrollers
As part of our ongoing discussion of hardware hacking for security professionals, this blog covers the Amtel Atmega2561 microcontroller.…
Confluence Unauthorized RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2019-3396): What You Need to Know
Atlassian was notified in late February about a remote code execution (RCE) flaw in their Confluence and Data Center products and issued an alert with a patch on March 20, 2019.…
Q4 Threat Report: Analyzing the Top 3 Advanced Threats and Detection Techniques
In this post, we’ll review three major findings based on data from Project Sonar, Project Heisenberg, and our Managed Detection and Response customer base, which leverages our security experts and InsightIDR to unify security data and identify compromises in real-time.…
Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation (CVE-2019-0211): What You Need to Know
The joke was on roughly 2 million servers on Monday (April 1!), as the Apache Foundation released a patch for a privilege escalation bug (CVE-2019-0211) in Apache HTTP Server 2.4 releases 2.4.17–2.4.38.…
Introducing the Metasploit Development Diaries
In our new Metasploit Development Diaries series, we will share stories of how exploitable conditions become stable, seasoned Metasploit Framework modules.…
How Rapid7 Takes an Artful Approach to Data Science
There is often a misconception that data science merely entails grabbing a mass of data, throwing it at some machine learning, and hoping for the best. In practice, we like to be more thoughtful than that.…
A Serial Problem: Exploitation and Exposure of Java Serialized Objects
In our new research report, we take a look at Java Serialized Objects (JSOs), which are a reliable threat vector and present a rising threat to enterprise networks.…
Buy One Device, Get Data Free: Private Information Remains on Donated Tech
When you have old computers, flash drives, phones, or hard drives that you no longer use, you might take them to a resale shop, thrift store, or recycling center. However, have you ever wondered what happens to these devices and the data within them?…
Rapid7 Introduces Industry Cyber-Exposure Report: ASX 200
Today, Rapid7 released our second Industry Cyber-Exposure Report, examining the overall exposure of the ASX 200 family of companies.…
Cisco® RV110/RV130/RV215 Unauthenticated Configuration Export Vulnerability (CVE-2019-1663): What You Need to Know
This week, Cisco® released an advisory and patch for a remote code execution flaw in small-business routers used for wireless connectivity in small offices and home offices.…
