New-generation alarm systems that send real-time text alerts and other digital notifications if an intruder tries to breach a property offer homeowners a great sense of security. Except when thieves can easily undermine the system to trick homeowners into thinking they’re protected when they’re not. Security researchers at Rapid7 have found vulnerabilities in Comcast’s Xfinity […]
Rapid7 released four notifications on Wednesday, addressing six vulnerabilities in Network Management Systems offered by Opsview, Spiceworks, Ipswitch, and Castle Rock. Network Management Systems, commonly used to track networked assets using protocols like SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), are an easy way to catalogue basic details about connected systems; admins use them to get hostnames, […]
BOSTON (Reuters) – Security software maker Rapid7 said on Thursday that it has hired Nick Percoco, a security researcher who is well known for his work hacking mobile devices. He will serve as vice president of strategic services, running a newly created consulting team within Rapid7. Percoco is a “White Hat,” or hacker who identifies […]
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