By Raj Samani and Peter Kaes
Today marks an important day for Rapid7, for the state of Florida, and if we may be so bold, for the future of our industry. The announcement of a joint research lab between Rapid7 and the University of South Florida (USF) reaffirms our commitment to driving a deeper understanding of the challenges we face in protecting our shared digital space, while ushering in new talent to ensure that the cyber workforce of tomorrow is as diverse as the individuals who create the shared digital space we set out to protect.
With the Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation, we are proud to announce the opening of the Rapid7 Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab in Tampa, at USF. We intend for the lab to be an integral component in real-time threat tracking by leveraging our extensive network of sensors, and incorporating this intelligence not only into our products and customers, but to make actionable indicators available to the wider community. This project also reaffirms our commitment to making cybersecurity more accessible to everyone through our support of research, disclosure, and open source, including projects such as Metasploit, Recog, and Velociraptor to name a few.
We believe that providing USF faculty and students this breadth of intelligence will not only support their journey in learning, but fundamentally provide a clearer path in determining areas to focus in their careers. We are hopeful that working side by side with Rapid7 analysts can help propel this journey, and enhance the meaningful research developed by t ..
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