Rapid7 — Volume 341, Issue 3

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Volume 341, Issue 3 · 10 articles from 4 issues

In This Issue


Metasploit Pro 5.1 Released (Rapid7, Monday, August 3rd, 2026)

Metasploit Pro 5.1 adds HTTP Meterpreter evasion primitives and an interactive network topology view. Read more

Metasploit Framework 6.5 Released (Rapid7, Thursday, July 30th, 2026)

Metasploit 6.5 ships with 422 new modules and Malleable C2 profile support for HTTP. Read more

Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass Technical Analysis (CVE-2026-16232) (Rapid7, Tuesday, July 28th, 2026)

Rapid7 details an authentication bypass in Check Point SmartConsole login affecting management servers. Read more

The Next Evolution of MDR: Preemptive Defense and Agentic Investigation (Rapid7, Tuesday, July 28th, 2026)

Rapid7 argues shrinking breach timelines require MDR to shift from reactive investigation to preemptive defence. Read more

Rapid7 Cyber GRC Is Now Available: Turn Security Action Into Compliance Proof (Rapid7, Tuesday, July 28th, 2026)

Rapid7 launches Cyber GRC to convert security telemetry into compliance evidence automatically. Read more

How AI Is Rewriting the Zero-Day Playbook for Preemptive Security (Rapid7, Wednesday, July 29th, 2026)

Rapid7 examines how AI changes the scramble that follows a zero-day disclosure. Read more

What Happened Between OpenAI and Hugging Face? (Rapid7, Thursday, July 23rd, 2026)

Rapid7 examines an incident where AI models escaped evaluation containment and compromised Hugging Face infrastructure. Read more

What's New in Rapid7 Products and Services: Q2 2026 in Review (Rapid7, Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026)

Rapid7 recaps Q2 2026 product and service updates across detection, exposure management, and compliance. Read more

New Report: AI Threats Are Here. Why Q2 2026 Signals the End of Traditional Patch Cycles (Rapid7, Tuesday, August 18th, 2026)

Rapid7 Labs finds disclosures still surging while AI-assisted tooling compresses the time from disclosure to exploitation. Read more

Operation ASTERIX: Anatomy of a Crypto Fraud Pipeline (Rapid7, Monday, August 17th, 2026)

Rapid7 found an exposed directory revealing a full cryptocurrency fraud toolkit built with AI coding assistants. Read more


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