Rapid7 acquires the open source project Velociraptor

Rapid7, a provider of security risk information solutions, announced the acquisition of Velociraptor, a project for endpoint monitoring, digital forensics, and incident response. After the completion of the acquisition, Rapid7 will continue to develop the Velociraptor community and intends to use its technology and insights to enhance Rapid7’s incident response capabilities. The specific transaction amount has not been disclosed yet.

Rapid7 stated that Velociraptor was developed for digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) professionals who needed a powerful and effective way to search for and monitor malicious activity across the endpoint. Velociraptor’s community-driven approach allows the collective wisdom of the DFIR community to gather in one place for others to use. Velociraptor is unique in that it allows custom detection, collection, and analysis functions to be written in queries instead of code. These queries can be easily shared, strengthen the knowledge of the community, and allow the team to find new threats faster.

Richard Perkett, senior vice president of Rapid7’s detection and response department, said that since the acquisition of Metasploit in 2009, the company has been supporting open source projects. It firmly believes that cooperation with the open-source community is one of the most important ways to advance the security industry and make the digital world a safer place for everyone.