Why SIEM is Moving Toward Unified Security Operations: Rapid7 Named a Major Player in IDC MarketScape

This Rapid7 collection highlights product positioning and threat intelligence: Rapid7’s Incident Command (unified SIEM/SOAR/ASM) is positioned for converged security operations and NIS2 readiness; research and guidance emphasize starting security earlier and translating CVEs into business risk via AI. The Metasploit weekly notes five new modules including an unauthenticated Paperclip AI RCE (CVE-2026-41679), an NTLM relay local privilege-escalation module, and an MCP server integration for AI-assisted msfconsole. Rapid7 threat research documents an active Dropping Elephant campaign using China