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Rapid7 Insight Platform

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Rapid7 Insight Platform is a cloud-based security analytics suite providing vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.

Summary

Rapid7 Insight Platform is a commercial cyber tool, delivered as a SaaSSaaSSoftware delivered over the internet and run on the provider's infrastructure, so the buyer pays a subscription instead of installing or operating anything locally. command center, that unifies an organization's Rapid7 products into a single console for tracking attack surfaceattack surfaceThe exposed systems, interfaces and access points an attacker could try to use. It includes internet-facing services as well as identities, software and other reachable resources., risk posture, and threat response. It runs as a hosted service, with agents deployed across an environment reporting back into it, and gives administrators controls for user access, authentication, and API keys for integrating other security tooling. It is aimed at security teams running vulnerability management and cloud security posture programs rather than individual practitioners, since much of its console is built around company-wide administration and compliance reporting. Its scope spans cloud resource scanning, container and Kubernetes coverage, and compliance packs against benchmarks like CISCISA nonprofit that publishes consensus-based configuration benchmarks and controls for hardening operating systems, cloud environments, and software; cyber tools use it as a ready-made compliance baseline. and CMMC, placing it in the vulnerability-management category alongside broader exposure-management suites rather than single-purpose scanners.

Rapid7 Insight Platform is a cloud-based security analytics suite providing vulnerability management, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.

How Rapid7 Insight Platform helps

Where does an organization's cloud, container, and Kubernetes exposure stand against benchmarks like CIS and CMMC right now?

runs compliance packs against those benchmarks and reports posture as a scored result per resource, refreshed as packs are updated for new standards

Which cloud resources have a misconfiguration or new risk that was not flagged before?

surfaces them as Insights, generated continuously as new detection logic is added for services like ECS, Auto Scaling Groups, EBS Volumes, and Security Groups

Are all the Insight Agents deployed across the environment still checking in?

lists deployed agents and their status on the Data Collection Management page, so a machine that stopped reporting stands out

Which assets in the environment are running a given framework or platform version, like ASP.NET Core 10 or Nutanix AHV?

matches asset fingerprints against catalogued framework and hypervisor signatures so those workloads are identified for vulnerability assessment

Did a scan actually authenticate successfully against a target, or just appear to run?

records credential success detail in scan logs, giving an auditable trail of which credentials worked on which host

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Features

47 capabilities across 6 capability groups

Built from Rapid7 Insight Platform's releases, docs, README and our own runs. “Seen” marks the month we first spotted a release the vendor didn't date. Group names and tags are our labels.

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  • Rapid7 Insight Platform covers 3 of the 8 vulnerability assessment methods capabilities we track.
  • Rapid7 Insight Platform covers 1 of the 13 network discovery and scanning capabilities we track.
  • Rapid7 Insight Platform covers 1 of the 2 detection engineering capabilities we track.
  • Rapid7 Insight Platform covers 1 of the 3 runtime security capabilities we track.

What Rapid7 Insight Platform offers you

  • Agent-based deployment1
  • CI/CD pipeline integration1
  • Command-line interface1
  • CSV data export1
  • REST API1
  • Scheduled jobs1
  • SCIM provisioning API1
  • User-defined detection rules1
Attack surface inventory 4 features Network discovery and scanning since 2025
Asset fingerprinting shipped Identifies and classifies assets across diverse environments so they are accurately represented in vulnerability assessments. 9 releases · first seen Feb 2025

Shared capability: Attack surface inventory

release 9 total

  • Adds new CIS SQL Server 2025 policy content for vulnerability detection Nexpose Release Notes (2026-10-05) · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds fingerprinting support for ASP.NET Core 10, enabling accurate asset identification and vulnerability assessment for apps running on the latest framework. Vulnerability Management Release Notes (2026-06-21) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds fingerprinting support for ASP.NET Core 10, enabling accurate asset identification and vulnerability assessment for modern .NET workloads. Nexpose Release Notes (2026-06-21) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds asset fingerprinting support for Nutanix AHV hypervisor environments. Vulnerability Management Release Notes (2026-06-11) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Enhanced fingerprinting for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops using additional system components January 2026 Release Notes · Jan 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds stream line table search for campaigns and actor profiles by name and description in Intelligence Hub version 1.4.2 June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
External attack surface automation shipped Automates external attack surface discovery using dynamic seed queries supported by various connectors. 3 releases · first seen Apr 2026

Shared capability: Attack surface inventory

release

  • Adds new connectors for Azure Blob Storage, HCL AppScan, Microsoft AD Certificate Services, and UpGuard to Attack Surface Management July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds new connectors for Adaptive Security, Avigilon Alta, Halcyon, BlueCat Micetro, Paycom, Scale Computing Fleet Manager, and Nutanix Prism Central to Attack Surface Management July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Automate external attack surface discovery with dynamic seed queries using supported connectors (e.g., Markmonitor, NetBox). April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
Azure Backup Vault harvesting shipped Extends cloud resource visibility to include Azure Backup Vault and Recovery Services Vault resources. 1 release · first seen Feb 2026

Shared capability: Attack surface inventory

release

  • Adds harvesting support for Azure Backup Vault resources (Microsoft.DataProtection/backupVaults) and Azure Recovery Services Vault resources (Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults), requiring respective read permissions. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
Attack Surface Management API shipped Provides Cypher-based queries across assets, identities, and related ASM data types for programmatic access to attack surface information. 1 release · first seen Aug 2025

Shared capability: Attack surface inventory

release

  • Adds Attack Surface Management (ASM) API for Cypher-based queries across assets, identities, and related ASM data types in Surface Command and Exposure Command August 2025 Release Notes · Aug 2025 · source · release history
Vulnerability prioritization 3 features Vulnerability assessment methods since 2025
Remediation Hub prioritization shipped Prioritizes high-impact fixes using Active Risk Score and CVSS/Active Risk filters to streamline remediation workflows. 6 releases · first seen Feb 2025

Shared capability: Vulnerability prioritization

release

  • Includes Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities in the unified Remediation Hub view across Attack Surface Management, Exposure Command, and Incident Command June 2026 Release Notes · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds a Resource Type filter to the Remediation Hub main table to filter by Instance, Container, or Host. May 2026 Release Notes · May 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds AI-Enhanced Attack Modules with LLM-based vulnerability pre-triage in Application Security > Settings > Scan Options. May 2026 Release Notes · May 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Active Risk as the single standardized risk strategy across Vulnerability Management (InsightVM), Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec), and Exposure Command for consistent vulnerability prioritization. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds filter by CVSS score and filter by Active Risk score in Response & Remediation > Remediation Hub to prioritize vulnerabilities. October 2025 Release Notes · Oct 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds Security Context from Attack Surface Management to Remediation Hub for holistic asset risk view What’s New in February 2025 · Feb 2025 · source · release history
AI-enhanced vulnerability pre-triage shipped Adds AI-enhanced attack modules with LLM-based vulnerability pre-triage in Application Security settings. 1 release · first seen May 2026

Shared capability: Vulnerability prioritization

release

  • Adds AI-Enhanced Attack Modules with LLM-based vulnerability pre-triage in Application Security > Settings > Scan Options. May 2026 Release Notes · May 2026 · source · release history
Contextual threat intelligence integration shipped Integrates contextual vulnerability intelligence and active exploitation data into the Threat Intelligence view to link indicators to impacted assets. 1 release · first seen Feb 2026

Shared capability: Vulnerability prioritization

release

  • Integrates contextual vulnerability intelligence into Threat Intelligence (Intelligence Hub) via the Response & Remediation > Remediation Hub view to link active exploitation data directly to impacted assets. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
Credentialed vulnerability scanning 1 feature Vulnerability assessment methods since 2025
Credential management for scanning shipped Manages and cleans up the credentials used during authenticated scans to keep the credential store accurate. 2 releases · first seen Oct 2025

Shared capability: Credentialed vulnerability scanning

release

  • Enhanced credential cleanup capabilities. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-07-07) · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Certificate-Based SSH Authentication as a credential option for authenticated scans of Linux/Unix systems in InsightVM. October 2025 Release Notes · Oct 2025 · source · release history
Container image vulnerability scanning 1 feature Vulnerability assessment methods since 2026
Container image SBOM export shipped Allows downloading Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) for container images scanned during vulnerability assessments. 1 release · first seen Feb 2026

Shared capability: Container image vulnerability scanning

release

  • Adds feature to download Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) for container images scanned for vulnerabilities in Cloud Security. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
Detection as code 1 feature Detection engineering since 2026
Detection as code with Terraform shipped Enables the creation, validation, and deployment of SIEM detections using Terraform. 1 release · first seen May 2026

Shared capability: Detection as code

release

  • Adds the ability to create, validate, and deploy detections as code in SIEM (InsightIDR) using Terraform. May 2026 Release Notes · May 2026 · source · release history
Runtime threat detection 1 feature Runtime security since 2026
Root cause analysis for container runtime shipped Surfaces AI-generated summaries and prevention windows for container runtime detection findings to aid in investigation. 1 release · first seen Jul 2026

Shared capability: Runtime threat detection

release

  • Introduces Root Cause Analysis tab with AI-generated summaries and Prevention Windows for container runtime detection findings in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
Other / not yet classified 36 features Features we have not matched to a capability yet. A suggested match is marked.
Cloud security Insights and detections shipped Applies built-in detection rules to identify misconfigurations and risks across cloud resources automatically. 40 releases · 3 other sources · first seen Dec 2024

release 40 total

  • New Insights added for Auto Scaling Groups, EBS Volumes, and Security Groups. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-07-07) · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Introduces Root Cause Analysis tab with AI-generated summaries and Prevention Windows for container runtime detection findings in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Deprecated Insight Snapshot Available to the Public replaced by new Snapshot Is Accessible to the Public and Database Snapshot Is Accessible to the Public in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds new Insights for Lambda deprecated runtime, admin role assignment, public access policies, load balancer HTTP configuration, and EC2 tag propagation in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Deprecated Query Filter Snapshot Accessible To Public renamed to Snapshot Accessible To Public (Deprecated) and functionality split into Snapshot Public Access and new Database Snapshot Public Access in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Deprecated Query Filters Serverless Function Not Associated with Role and Serverless Function Associated with Role replaced by Serverless Function Active Execution Role Status in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history

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  • October 20, 2026 Version 26.10.20 Version 26.10.20 : October 20, 2026 | : October 20, 2026 Harvester Updates Amazon RDS : Now evaluates VPC Security Group configurations across Amazon RDS DB Instances and Clusters (including Aurora) using existing harvested data. seen Oct 2026 · source
  • Mimics Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Scanning Tool Version 2.2.1 : September 2, 2026 | False Positive for Publicly Exposed Serverless Functions : Fixed a false positive in the “Serverless Function Exposed to the Public” Insight by adding an organization principal check. seen Oct 2026 · source
  • September 14, 2026 Version 26.9.15 Version 26.9.15 Cache Instance Not Using Customer Managed Key : Identifies Azure Cache for Redis instances that do not use Customer-Managed Keys (CMK) for encryption at rest. seen Sep 2026 · source
Cloud resource querying and filtering shipped Lets users search and filter cloud resources with precision to locate specific assets or configurations within the platform. 28 releases · 1 other source · first seen Feb 2025

release 28 total

  • Renamed Query Filter Serverless Function with/without Code Signing Enabled to Serverless Function Signed Code Deployment in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Renamed Query Filter Load Balancer With HTTP Listener Not Redirecting To HTTPS to Load Balancer Comprehensive HTTP to HTTPS Redirection with new All HTTP Listeners Redirect to HTTPS option in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds new query filters for Lambda code signing, execution role status, Lightsail access logging, ECS public IP, and EC2 Tag Policy in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • New query filters available for cloud resource searches. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-23) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds new query filters for more precise resource querying within the platform. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-02) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Offline installation support has been removed for the following connectors in Attack Surface Management: AWS Core, AWS EC2, AWS IAM, AWS Route53, AWS S3, Amazon Inspector, Armis, Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud, Atlassian Jira Cloud, Azure Core, BigFix, Bitdefender, CrowdStrike Falcon, Cyberhaven, Device42, Devo SIEM,… June 2026 Release Notes · Jun 2026 · source · release history

example

  • Harvest AWS Lake Formation resources to monitor configuration and access controls across your organization. terraform get -update December 2025 Release Notes · Dec 2025 · source
Automated bot actions shipped Automatically triggers response actions when the platform detects findings or events. 16 releases · first seen Dec 2024

Also counts toward: CI/CD pipeline integration

release 16 total

  • Adds CVE Publish Date filter in Attack Surface Management (Surface Command) and Exposure Command Remediation Hub to focus on vulnerability disclosure timelines July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Improves bot actions with new or expanded automation capabilities. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-02) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Create Bot From JSON dropdown option in Automation (InsightConnect) > Bot Factory to create bots directly from JSON configuration files June 2026 Release Notes · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Cloud Security > Bot Factory introduces threshold controls to automatically stop Bot runs when configured limits are exceeded. March 2026 Release Notes · Mar 2026 · source · release history
  • Enables review of historical Bot activity in the new Bot Runs tab within the Bot Factory UI. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds action_threshold_count and threshold_mail_recipients optional fields to the Bot Factory instructions JSON object, allowing Bots to suppress actions when resource counts exceed configured limits and notify specified recipients. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
SCIM-based user provisioning shipped Supports SCIM to automate user account creation, updates, and removal by connecting identity providers — including Okta, Duo, Entra ID, OneLogin, and Google — as the primary source for user account data. 5 releases · 9 other sources · first seen Jun 2025

Also counts toward: SCIM provisioning API

release

  • SCIM is disabled by default and is configured through Command Platform's SSO settings by a platform administrator.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Microsoft Entra ID as a configurable event source in Data Connectors for SIEM (InsightIDR) to enrich alerts with identity context November 2025 Release Notes · Nov 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds automatic allowlisting settings to disable IOC auto-allowlisting in Threat Intelligence (Intelligence Hub) August 2025 Release Notes · Aug 2025 · source · release history
  • Integrates Attack Surface Management (Surface Command) with Cisco ISE, CyberArk PAM, Nucleus Security, PingOne, and Deep Instinct connectors July 2025 Release Notes · Jul 2025 · source · release history
  • Updates Threat Actor Activity Tracking prioritization by most recent activity in Intelligence Hub version 1.4.2 June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history

docs 8 total

  • Enable SCIM for Duo The Command Platform supports System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) . SCIM automates account creation, updates, and removal across your applications. Use SCIM with the Command Platform to connect your identity provider (IdP) as the primary source for user account data. seen Oct 2026 · source
  • Documentation page diff for Rapid7 Insight Platform (https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/azure-sso-saml/). Newly added content: Enable SCIM for Entra ID The Command Platform supports System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) . SCIM automates account creation, updates, and removal across your applications. changelog · Oct 2026 · source
  • Enable SCIM on the Command Platform System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) automates account creation, updates, and removal across your applications. Use SCIM with the Command Platform to connect your identity provider (IdP), such as Okta, as the primary source for user account data. seen Oct 2026 · source
  • Enable SCIM for OneLogin The Command Platform supports System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) . SCIM automates account creation, updates, and removal across your applications. Use SCIM with the Command Platform to connect your identity provider (IdP) as the primary source for user account data. seen Oct 2026 · source
  • Enable SCIM for Entra ID The Command Platform supports System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) . SCIM automates account creation, updates, and removal across your applications. Use SCIM with the Command Platform to connect your identity provider (IdP) as the primary source for user account data. seen Oct 2026 · source
  • Enable SCIM for Google The Command Platform supports System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) . SCIM automates account creation, updates, and removal across your applications. Use SCIM with the Command Platform to connect your identity provider (IdP) as the primary source for user account data. seen Oct 2026 · source

example

  • Enable SCIM to automate employee onboarding and offboarding so accounts are created and deactivated in Command Platform when changes occur in your IdP. In Command Platform, go to SSO Settings, locate the SCIM section, and enable SCIM integration — then follow the identity provider configuration steps (e.g. in Okta) to connect your IdP. changelog · Oct 2026 · source
CIS benchmark compliance scanning shipped Delivers built-in policy content for CIS benchmarks so users can run compliance scans without building policies from scratch. 11 releases · 2 other sources · first seen May 2025

release 11 total

  • Adds new CIS SQL Server 2025 policy content for vulnerability detection Nexpose Release Notes (2026-10-05) · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds support for new CIS compliance packs to the platform Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-09-28) · Sep 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds support for CIS Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Benchmark v1.9.0. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-07-07) · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds new compliance packs: HITRUST CSF v11.7.1 e1 Essential, HITRUST CSF v11.7.1 i1 Intermediate, CIS Microsoft Azure Storage Services Benchmark v1.0.0, and CIS Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Benchmark v1.9.0 July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds built-in policy support for CIS Microsoft Office Enterprise Benchmark v1.2.0, enabling out-of-the-box compliance scanning against the latest CIS Office standard. Nexpose Release Notes (2026-06-21) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds built-in policy support for CIS Microsoft Office Enterprise Benchmark v1.2.0, enabling out-of-the-box compliance scanning against the updated CIS standard. Vulnerability Management Release Notes (2026-06-21) · Jun 2026 · source · release history

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  • Version 8.64.0 : October 19, 2026 | : October 19, 2026 New policy content: CIS Ubuntu 26.04 Benchmark v1.0.0: Built-in policy content for CIS Ubuntu 26.04 v1.0.0 is now available. You can assess Ubuntu 26.04 systems against the latest CIS hardening guidance. seen Oct 2026 · source

example

  • Run a policy scan against the new CIS Microsoft Office Enterprise Benchmark to assess compliance across your environment. In the InsightVM console, go to Policies > Built-in Policies, search for 'CIS Microsoft Office Enterprise Benchmark v1.2.0', and add it to a scan template targeting your Windows assets. Vulnerability Management Release Notes (2026-06-21) · Jun 2026 · source
Cloud resource lifecycle and harvest visibility shipped suggested Displays each cloud resource's lifecycle state as reported by the cloud provider alongside its last harvest time within Layered Context. 7 releases · 1 other source · first seen Apr 2025

Suggested capability: Attack surface inventory. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release 7 total

  • Adds support for harvesting AWS Organizations Tag Policy resources via TagPolicyHarvester in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Oracle Cloud Vault and Secret resource identification changes format to {vault_display_name}.{vault_id} and {secret_name}{vault_id}, causing existing resources to be re-identified as new. May 2026 Release Notes · May 2026 · source · release history
  • Support for NetAppFilesAccount and ContainerAppJob resource types in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec). April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds harvesting support for Azure Backup Vault resources (Microsoft.DataProtection/backupVaults) and Azure Recovery Services Vault resources (Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults), requiring respective read permissions. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds AppStream Private Image resource support with AppStreamImageHarvester in Cloud Security AWS September 2025 Release Notes · Sep 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds BigQuery Dataset Tables harvesting support in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history

docs

  • September 28, 2026 Version 26.9.29 Version 26.9.29 : September 29, 2026 | : September 28, 2026 Resource state and last harvest time in Layered Context : Layered Context now shows each resource’s lifecycle state as reported by the cloud provider, along with last harvest time. seen Sep 2026 · source
Permission remediation shipped Provides workflows to fix excessive or misconfigured permissions found during cloud security assessments. 8 releases · first seen Dec 2024

release 8 total

  • Separates GCP onboarding permissions into observe and remediate tiers with Enable remediation permissions toggle and --permission-tier full script option July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Improved permission remediation workflows. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-23) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds filter by CVSS score and filter by Active Risk score in Response & Remediation > Remediation Hub to prioritize vulnerabilities. October 2025 Release Notes · Oct 2025 · source · release history
  • Enables real-time exposure validation via external scanner integration that assesses business impact and maps attack vectors for open database ports and misconfigured services August 2025 Release Notes · Aug 2025 · source · release history
  • Enables EDH actions TagResource and UntagResource for EFS in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
  • Introduces mitigating controls prioritization in Remediation Hub across Command Platform, Exposure Command, Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec), InsightVM, and Automation (InsightConnect) June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
Threat intelligence and attacker behavior analysis shipped Combines threat intelligence, vulnerability research, and behavioral correlation to identify adversary infrastructure and link disparate campaigns by shared attacker behaviors, feeding protective action across products and managed detection and response. 7 releases · first seen Dec 2024

release 7 total

  • Delivers frontline intelligence that flows directly into existing Rapid7 products and MDR to neutralize adversary infrastructure before attacks execute, bypassing traditional research lag. changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Introduces Rapid7 Intelligence, a unified engine combining threat intelligence, vulnerability research, and Rapid7 Labs to convert real-time attacker behavior into protective action across Rapid7 products, MDR, and Exposure Management.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Provides behavioral correlation capability that links disparate campaigns by shared attacker behaviors rather than static indicators, as demonstrated by the discovery of a modular Linux malware ecosystem (BPFDoor variants, BPF Rekoobe, AVERAT implants) targeting telecom and network-edge devices. changelog · Oct 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds domain-type IOC decay score in Intelligence Hub version 1.4.3 June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
  • Enables partial prefix searches for threat actors/campaigns in Intelligence Hub version 1.4.3 June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds automatic triage for CrowdStrike alerts using AI models in SIEM (InsightIDR) What’s New in December 2024 · Dec 2024 · source · release history
Audit and operational logging shipped Records platform activity, scan credentials usage, and authenticated scan events to give teams a clear audit trail. 6 releases · 1 other source · first seen Jun 2025

release

  • Enhances credential success logging for better scan auditability. Vulnerability Management Release Notes (2026-06-11) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Enhances credential success logging to provide more detail on authenticated scan activity. Nexpose Release Notes (2026-06-11) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Enhanced logging capabilities provide richer audit and operational visibility within the platform. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-09) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Maintain investigation context with persistent search tabs in Log Search that preserve open tabs and queries across sessions. April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • LogSearch now correlates endpoint authentication events with other logs using the r7_hostid key for faster investigation context. March 2026 Release Notes · Mar 2026 · source · release history
  • Allows manual upload of product and content updates for offline environments in InsightVM/Nexpose version 8.13.0 June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history

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  • From Command Home, go to > Company Settings > To view your audit Log events: From Command Home, go to Logs > Log Search seen Sep 2026 · source
Compliance pack management shipped Lets users filter and manage compliance packs to assess and track their posture across frameworks such as CMMC. 6 releases · first seen Dec 2024

release

  • Adds new API endpoints GET /pack/{pack_id}/insight-rule-mappings, GET /packs-with-rules, POST /map-to-compliance-rule, GET /pack/{pack_id}/rules, POST /pack/{pack_id}/rules/create, POST /pack/{pack_id}/rules/delete, and POST /pack/{pack_id}/rules/rename for programmatic compliance rule management July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Replaces Edit Metadata/Add to Custom Pack actions with a unified Map to Compliance Pack action supporting custom rules in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
  • Updates the CMMC compliance pack with revised or additional compliance checks aligned to CMMC requirements. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-30) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Enhances compliance pack filtering for more granular compliance posture management. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-02) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0 compliance pack for AWS and Azure What’s New in January 2025 · Jan 2025 · source · release history
  • Enables combining multiple compliance packs into a single custom compliance pack in Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) What’s New in December 2024 · Dec 2024 · source · release history
Event-driven cloud security workflows shipped Uses event-based filtering to trigger precise cloud security monitoring and response workflows. 6 releases · first seen Jan 2025

release

  • New EventBridge filtering support enables more precise event-driven cloud security workflows. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-09) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Enables asset group exclusion directly within scan schedules regardless of creation time January 2026 Release Notes · Jan 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds AI Dispositioning to automatically classify alerts as likely benign or malicious with the AI Suggested Disposition field in SIEM (InsightIDR) Alerts > Alert Details June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds optional fields to AWS GuardDuty event source form for SQS Messages and EC2 Instance Authentication methods in SIEM (InsightIDR) June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
  • SIEM (InsightIDR) adds False Positive and Security Test as selectable disposition options for alerts and investigations. May 2025 Release Notes · May 2025 · source · release history
  • Automatically identifies benign activity and real threats for Microsoft Defender alerts using advanced AI models What’s New in January 2025 · Jan 2025 · source · release history
Unified risk and compliance reporting shipped Provides consolidated executive-level risk reporting and visibility across multiple cyber tooling products to streamline organizational oversight. 5 releases · first seen Mar 2025

Also counts toward: REST API

release

  • Export user access data for audit and compliance in CSV format from Command Platform > Users > Export User List. April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • Export scan policy data alongside existing Rapid7 Agent policy data via the Bulk Export API. April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
  • InsightVM adds a Bulk Export API endpoint to export up to 3 months of remediation metadata for external BI reporting. March 2026 Release Notes · Mar 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds Unified Executive Risk View for consolidated reporting across InsightVM, Exposure Command, and Cloud Security What’s New in April 2025 · Apr 2025 · source · release history
  • Introduces unified Executive Risk View reports on the Command Platform to consolidate cross-product risk reporting. What’s new in March 2025 · Mar 2025 · source · release history
AI-assisted alert triage and classification shipped Uses advanced AI models to automatically analyze, classify, and suggest dispositions for security alerts to reduce manual analyst workload. 4 releases · first seen Jan 2025

release

  • Simplifies GCP SCC Alert triage with Triage-as-Code (TRaC) translation to plain language September 2025 Release Notes · Sep 2025 · source · release history
  • Introduces AI-assisted agentic workflows in MDR service for automated alert triage and enrichment July 2025 Release Notes · Jul 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds AI Dispositioning to automatically classify alerts as likely benign or malicious with the AI Suggested Disposition field in SIEM (InsightIDR) Alerts > Alert Details June 2025 Release Notes · Jun 2025 · source · release history
  • Automatically identifies benign activity and real threats for Microsoft Defender alerts using advanced AI models What’s New in January 2025 · Jan 2025 · source · release history
External vulnerability scanning support shipped suggested Enables real-time exposure validation and scanning for specific resources like database instances via external scanner integration. 3 releases · first seen Aug 2025

Suggested capability: Active network scanning. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release

  • Adds SCAN_SCHEDULE environment variable to CVA Local Scanner to customize scan interval in seconds September 2025 Release Notes · Sep 2025 · source · release history
  • Adds SSL_NO_VERIFY environment variable to CVA Local Scanner to skip TLS verification September 2025 Release Notes · Sep 2025 · source · release history
  • Enables real-time exposure validation via external scanner integration that assesses business impact and maps attack vectors for open database ports and misconfigured services August 2025 Release Notes · Aug 2025 · source · release history
TLS and cipher-suite visibility shipped suggested Reports TLS version and cipher-suite details for scanned assets so users can spot weak cryptographic configurations. 2 releases · first seen Jun 2026

Suggested capability: Service and version detection. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release

  • Improves reporting of TLS 1.3 named groups for more precise cipher-suite visibility. Nexpose Release Notes (2026-06-11) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
  • Improves reporting of TLS 1.3 named groups for deeper cryptographic visibility. Vulnerability Management Release Notes (2026-06-11) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
Unified user profile management shipped Centralizes user resources and settings via the Command Platform profile page. 1 release · 1 other source · first seen May 2026

release

  • Adds Unified User Resources and Settings via Command Platform > Profile > User Settings for centralized profile management. May 2026 Release Notes · May 2026 · source · release history

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  • From Command Home, go to Administration > Select Select From Command Home, go to Administration > Select Select From Command Home, go to Administration > Select the user you want to make changes to. seen Sep 2026 · source
Linux OS coverage updates shipped Updates supported operating systems for the Rapid7 Agent and Nexpose Scanner, including macOS Sonoma/Sequoia/Tahoe and specific Linux distributions. 2 releases · first seen Feb 2026

release

  • The Rapid7 Agent (Insight Agent) no longer supports openSUSE LEAP 15.5, Fedora 41, Windows 10 v1507, or Windows 10 v1511. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
  • Adds support for scanning macOS Sonoma, Sequoia, and Tahoe assets via the Nexpose Scan Assistant with installers for Intel-based and Apple Silicon architectures. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
Query editor with undo/redo and edit history documented The query editor in Workspace and Edit Saved Query supports undo and redo, and retains edit history after a query is run. 2 other sources

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  • October 5, 2026 Version 1.0.944 Version 1.0.944 : September 30, 2026 | : October 5, 2026 The query editor in Workspace and Edit Saved Query now supports undo and redo, and keeps your edit history after you run a query. seen Oct 2026 · source
  • August 12, 2026 Version 1.0.933 Version 1.0.933 : August 12, 2026 Breadcrumb positioning on Reference List and Edit Saved Query pages is now consistent with other parts of Rapid7 platform. seen Aug 2026 · source
PostgreSQL cloud security insights shipped Adds detection capabilities for PostgreSQL instances to monitor cloud security posture and identify misconfigurations. 1 release · first seen Aug 2026

release

  • Introduces new PostgreSQL Insight for cloud security posture management in 26.8.25 Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-08-24) · Aug 2026 · source · release history
Remediation report generation shipped Allows on-demand and scheduled generation of Top Remediation reports in PDF, HTML, and CSV formats from the Remediation Hub. 1 release · first seen Jul 2026

Also counts toward: CSV data export, Scheduled jobs

release

  • Adds on-demand and scheduled Top Remediation report generation in PDF, HTML, and CSV formats from Remediation Hub July 2026 Release Notes · Jul 2026 · source · release history
AWS Lightsail coverage shipped suggested Extends cloud security visibility and policy enforcement to AWS Lightsail instances. 1 release · first seen Jun 2026

Suggested capability: Attack surface inventory. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release

  • Adds AWS Lightsail resource coverage, enabling cloud security visibility and policy enforcement across Lightsail instances. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-30) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
Kubernetes cluster scanning shipped Scans Kubernetes clusters for security and compliance weaknesses. 1 release · first seen Jun 2026

release

  • Kubernetes Scanner updated to v5.1.0 with new capabilities. Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec) Release Notes (2026-06-23) · Jun 2026 · source · release history
Kubernetes runtime security monitoring shipped Provides sensor deployment, process termination actions, and least-privilege network policy enforcement for Kubernetes clusters. 1 release · first seen Jun 2026

Also counts toward: Agent-based deployment

release

  • Adds Kubernetes runtime security monitoring capabilities to Cloud Security (InsightCloudSec), including sensor deployment, process termination actions, and least-privilege network policy enforcement June 2026 Release Notes · Jun 2026 · source · release history
Next-Generation Antivirus gradual prevention shipped Allows gradual rollout capabilities for Next-Generation Antivirus and Ransomware Prevention across endpoint groups. 1 release · first seen Jun 2026

release

  • Adds Gradual Prevention rollout capability for Next-Generation Antivirus and Ransomware Prevention, allowing protection to be enabled for specific endpoint groups while others remain in Detection Only mode June 2026 Release Notes · Jun 2026 · source · release history
Native IOC management shipped Adds native Indicators of Compromise (IOC) management for Threat Intelligence feeds within the Command Platform. 1 release · first seen May 2026

release

  • Adds Native IOC Management for Threat Intelligence feeds within Command Platform > Data Connectors > Sources. May 2026 Release Notes · May 2026 · source · release history
Endpoint security notifications shipped Provides real-time on-device alerts for blocked malicious activity on Windows assets. 1 release · first seen Apr 2026

release

  • Endpoint Security Notifications provide real-time on-device alerts for blocked malicious activity on Windows assets. April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
Log search investigation persistence shipped Maintains investigation context in Log Search by preserving open tabs and queries across sessions. 1 release · first seen Apr 2026

release

  • Maintain investigation context with persistent search tabs in Log Search that preserve open tabs and queries across sessions. April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
Multi-tenant API access shipped Enables programmatic access to all tenants using a single multi-tenant API key. 1 release · first seen Apr 2026

release

  • Access all tenants programmatically using a single multi-tenant API key. April 2026 Release Notes · Apr 2026 · source · release history
AI-generated risk summaries shipped suggested Deploys AI-generated, concise risk insights in the Remediation Hub to accelerate remediation triage. 1 release · first seen Feb 2026

Suggested capability: Vulnerability prioritization. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release

  • Deploys AI-generated risk insights in Remediation Hub that provide concise, single-sentence summaries of affected assets and ownership to accelerate remediation triage. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
Historical bot activity review shipped Enables the review of historical bot runs via a dedicated tab in the Bot Factory UI. 1 release · first seen Feb 2026

release

  • Enables review of historical Bot activity in the new Bot Runs tab within the Bot Factory UI. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
Microsoft environment MDR protection shipped Extends Managed Detection and Response capabilities across Microsoft environments with purpose-built detection rules. 1 release · first seen Feb 2026

release

  • Extends Managed Detection and Response (MDR) protection across Microsoft environments with purpose-built detection and response capabilities available in the Alerts view. February 2026 Release Notes · Feb 2026 · source · release history
Advanced vulnerability proof filtering shipped Provides an advanced filter for Vulnerability Proof within the visual interface to refine search results. 1 release · first seen Jan 2026

release

  • Adds Advanced Filter on Vulnerability Proof in the visual interface January 2026 Release Notes · Jan 2026 · source · release history
Custom property management via CLI shipped Allows management of custom properties through the Console host's text-based command console. 1 release · first seen Jan 2026

Also counts toward: Command-line interface

release

  • Allows custom properties to be managed directly from the Console host's text-based command console January 2026 Release Notes · Jan 2026 · source · release history
ElastiCache security insights shipped Adds detection capabilities for AWS ElastiCache instances, including pending update status. 1 release · first seen Jan 2026

release

  • Adds support for AWS ElastiCache has_pending_update column and requires elasticache:DescribeServiceUpdates/elasticache:DescribeUpdateActions permissions January 2026 Release Notes · Jan 2026 · source · release history
Network sensor detection capabilities shipped suggested Provides native detection for network protocols such as DNP3 and enhanced VLAN/VXLAN inspection through network sensors. 1 release · first seen Jul 2025

Suggested capability: Passive network discovery. This is our guess, not confirmed.

release

  • Adds Network Sensor native detection for DNP3 protocol and enhanced VLAN/VXLAN inspection July 2025 Release Notes · Jul 2025 · source · release history
Managed detection and response configuration shipped Enables customization of detection rules, dashboards, and data source ingestion within managed detection and response services. 1 release · first seen Apr 2025

Also counts toward: User-defined detection rules

release

  • Enables customization of detection rules, dashboards, and data source ingestion within MDR services What’s New in April 2025 · Apr 2025 · source · release history

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    new Modular Linux malware ecosystem detection — BPFDoor variants, BPF Rekoobe, droppers, AVERAT implants

    Rapid7 researchers, who uncovered a modular Linux malware ecosystem—spanning new BPFDoor variants, BPF Rekoobe, droppers, and AVERAT implants—actively targeting telecom and network-edge devices.

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