FinTech Magazine June 2020 | Page 50

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“ March 2020 will be the point we look back and see a fundamental change in how the internet functions , as well as how people and enterprises interact with the internet ”

— Tod Beardsley , Director of Research , Rapid7 concept codes , evasion techniques ; it ’ s essentially everything a penetration tester would need , and I helped work on that .
“ Rapid7 , prior to the acquisition , used Metasploit routinely , and after that acquisition I ’ ve continued to work here – it ’ s super fun and always exciting ,” he continues . “ That background at Metasploit , though , as well as previous work that included bug hunting , patch management , auditing , and easy ,” he jokes , dissecting his career path to the present day . “ My route to Rapid7 came when the company acquired Metasploit , which is an open source project that ’ s pretty much seen as the de facto standard for penetration testers – so exploits , proof of
JUNE 2020