Rapid7 at Black Hat USA 2026: See preemptive security in action

Black Hat USA returns to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas this August, bringing together security practitioners, researchers, and leaders from around the world. Rapid7 will be there in the Business Hall, with new capabilities, live demonstrations, expert-led sessions, and two days of activities at the Border Grill. This year, our focus is preemptive security: helping security teams anticipate credible risk, respond at machine speed, and maintain an accurate view of their security and compliance posture as their environment changes. Visit the Rapid7 booth at Black Hat USA You can find Rapid7 at booth #2445 in the Mandalay Bay Business Hall, open and running on the following days and times: Tuesday, August 4: 4:00–7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 5: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Thursday, August 6: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. The booth will include two demonstration stations, seating, giveaways, and our friendly team of Rapid7 experts – there to help you explore the challenges most relevant to your organization. A chess-inspired theme reflects the principle behind preemptive security: understanding what may happen next and acting before risk becomes an incident. Live demonstrations will cover four connected areas of the Rapid7 platform: Predictive risk and vulnerability management: See how attacker behavior and exposure context can help teams focus remediation on vulnerabilities that present credible risk. Agentic threat detection and response: Explore how the Rapid7 AI Engine and technology from Kenzo Security support adaptive investigations and reduce the time analysts spend gathering context. Continuous compliance automation: See how Cyber GRC connects governance workflows with live security data, automates evidence collection, and identifies control drift. Preemptive MDR: Learn how continuous SOC operations, exposure context, and Rapid7 Labs threat intelligence can extend the coverage of internal security teams. Explore the latest Rapid7 launches at Black Hat Black Hat will provide a closer look at several additions to the Rapid7 platform, including the general availability of Cyber GRC. Cyber GRC brings security operations and governance teams closer together by connecting GRC workflows with live security data. The solution draws evidence from SecOps telemetry into compliance dashboards, helping teams maintain a current view of their controls, while AI-assisted workflows reduce the manual inputs involved in third-party risk questionnaires and other repetitive tasks. Attendees can also learn more about Preemptive MDR Alerts, predictive vulnerability management, and enhanced agentic SOC investigations. These capabilities combine exposure data, asset criticality, threat intelligence, and detection context to help teams identify where attackers are most likely to act. Some will be presented as early-access previews, so availability will vary. Join us at Border Grill Rapid7 will take over the Border Grill at Mandalay Bay on Wednesday, August 5 and Thursday, August 6. The space will include additional demonstrations, meeting areas, expert presentations, breakfasts & lunches, and opportunities to speak with Rapid7 leaders and product teams. Highlights from the agenda include: Preemptive Security for the Age of AI Wednesday, August 5, 12:00–12:45 p.m. Rapid7 Executive Chairman Corey Thomas will discuss how AI-driven threats are changing security operations and what it takes to move toward a more preemptive model. Agentic SOC: Threat Detection and Response Thursday, August 6, 9:30–10:15 a.m. Lisa Washburn, Senior Director of Product Management, will explore how AI agents can investigate alerts at machine speed while keeping expert judgment involved. Cyber GRC in the Age of AI Thursday, August 6, 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Jon Schipp, Senior Director of Product Management, will show how live security data and automated evidence can support continuous audit readiness. Border Grill will also host live demos, customer and executive meetings, and the Rapid7 Happy Hour on Wednesday. VIP access begins at 4:00 p.m., followed by general admission from 5:00–7:30 p.m. Hear from Rapid7 security researchers Rapid7 researchers Jack Heysel and Spencer McIntyre will present The Metasploit Framework 6.5: Malleable C2 Payloads, New Relay Capability and Protocol Session Upgrades at Arsenal Station 4 in the Business Hall on Wednesday, August 5 from 4:00–5:00 p.m. Book time with Rapid7 at Black Hat Whether your priority is reducing exposure, giving SOC analysts better context, improving response speed, or strengthening audit readiness, you can book a meeting or tailored demonstration with the Rapid7 team. Visit us at booth #2445, join us at Border Grill, or reserve time in advance. Register for the Rapid7 Black Hat experience here.