Posts by Rapid7

2 min Career Development

Interning at Rapid7 Prague: Meet Mko

Mkrtich Hovsepyan – most people call him Mko – is an intern at Rapid7’s fast-growing office in Prague. He was in our first impressive crop of interns, and is sharing his experience as we gear up for our next wave of intern hiring.

2 min Events

Take Command | Rapid7’s 2025 Cybersecurity Summit: Own Your Attack Surface on April 9

Take Command is back. After a hugely successful event last year, Rapid7’s cybersecurity summit returns with another stellar lineup to equip security teams with the latest threat intelligence, expert insights, and real-world strategies to take control of an evolving attack landscape.

2 min Awards

Excellence in Leadership: CRN Recognizes Alex Page Among Its 2025 Channel Chiefs

For the third consecutive year, Rapid7’s Alex Page has been honored as a CRN Channel Chief, a testament to his unwavering commitment to driving growth, fostering innovation, and strengthening our global channel partnerships.

2 min Career Development

Built In Honors Rapid7 with “2025 Best Places To Work” Award

3 Rapid7 Offices Included in Built In’s “Best Places to Work” Lists.

2 min Awards

Rapid7 Recognized with Top Score of 100 in 2025 Corporate Equality Index

On January 7, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation released their 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), where Rapid7 earned a top score of 100.

4 min Cybersecurity

Navigating Choppy Waters: Top Security Predictions from Rapid7's 2025 Webinar

Hosted by industry heavy hitter Brian Honan, CEO of BH Consulting, the webinar brought together Rapid7 security and policy experts Raj Samani, Chief Scientist, and Sabeen Malik, VP of Global Government Affairs and Public Policy.

6 min Emergent Threat Response

Widespread Exploitation of Cleo File Transfer Software (CVE-2024-55956)

On Monday, December 9, multiple security firms began privately circulating reports of in-the-wild exploitation targeting Cleo file transfer software. Late the evening of December 9, security firm Huntress published a blog [http://www.huntress.com/blog/threat-advisory-oh-no-cleo-cleo-software-actively-being-exploited-in-the-wild] on active exploitation of three different Cleo products (docs [http://cleo-infoeng.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/PDF/Harmony/5.8/Harmony_58_UserGuide_053123.pdf] ): *

3 min Managed XDR

Expanded SOC Coverage Into AWS Environments with Rapid7 MXDR

With Rapid7’s Managed Extended Detection and Response (MXDR) service, organizations can confidently scale their cloud investments without sacrificing the comprehensive coverage they’re familiar with today.

2 min Career Development

Rapid7 Recognized for ‘Excellence in Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards

On Friday, November 15th, Rapid7 was awarded ‘Excellence in Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards. This award recognizes technology companies in Belfast that prioritize employee well-being.

4 min InsightIDR

New IDR Log Search Enhancements: Accelerate, Streamline, and Simplify Investigations

Rapid7’s InsightIDR, the foundation of our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service, empowers security teams with advanced analytics, automation, and expert-led investigations.

4 min Career Development

Cathal O’Neill - Taking Command of Your Career in Tech

Cathal O’Neill joined Rapid7 in 2023 as a Senior Engineering Manager, and he has since advanced to the role of Engineering Director.

3 min Cybersecurity

20/20 Cybersecurity: Lessons Learned in 2024 and Strategies for a Stronger 2025

With 2024 rapidly coming to a close, many of us here at Rapid7 are taking a step back, reflecting upon the successes and learnings of the last 12 months, and looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities we could jointly face in the year ahead.

7 min Incident Response

Investigating a SharePoint Compromise: IR Tales from the Field

Our investigation uncovered an attacker who accessed a server without authorization and moved laterally across the network, compromising the entire domain.

4 min Career Development

7 Rapid Questions on our Belfast Placement Programme: Orla Magee and Paddy McDermott

Software Engineers Orla Magee and Paddy McDermott share what the interview process looked like for them, along with impactful projects and advice for others exploring Rapid7’s Placement Programme.

1 min IoT

Root Access for Data Control: A DEF CON IoT Village Story

Our perennial IoT hacking presenter, Principal Security Researcher, IoT, Deral Heiland, along with Rapid7 pentest team members, showed attendees many methods of extracting firmware from IoT devices and manipulating the systems in the name of control and operations.