Rapid7's Culture
Our culture drives how we innovate, collaborate, and make an impact globally. It’s rooted in the values we live every day and our vision of building a secure digital future for all. We value unique perspectives and actively challenge ourselves to find new, better ways of working. Collaboration is essential, it’s how we learn, grow, and deliver stronger solutions for our customers. As we expand and drive progress, we’re committed to ‘scaling with soul,’ staying true to our values while creating the space needed for the innovation that advances cybersecurity. We know that when teams bring multidimensional knowledge and experience together, there’s no challenge we can’t solve.
Our Vision: A secure, prosperous digital future for all
To achieve this vision, we must create, support, and sustain a culture where multidimensional perspectives thrive, and everyone has an opportunity to shape the future of cybersecurity.
At Rapid7, inclusion isn’t a nice to have, we believe it is a core driver of innovation, impact, and global responsibility. Our vision is rooted in the belief that all means everyone, spanning diverse perspectives and lived experiences. It’s a vision that’s truly global and multidimensional at its core.
Diversity of lived experience and thought creates a more impactful depth and breadth of knowledge, strengthening our ability to drive meaningful change in cybersecurity and beyond.
"At Rapid7, we fundamentally believe that every person deserves an equal opportunity to build an exceptional career and that diversity of mindset is integral to the growth and success of our company."
Corey Thomas, Chairman & CEO
The Values that Drive Us
Our core values define not just how we work, but who we are - Global Cybersecurity Citizens. They guide how we work, and shape how we collaborate, make decisions, and support one another. Achieving our vision to deliver a secure, prosperous digital future for all requires more than good intentions, it requires equity, accessibility, and opportunity.
We work relentlessly to act as a champion by prioritizing the open, honest sharing of ideas and feedback to propel our people, our customers, and our industry forward.
We challenge old ways of thinking and forge new paths with foresight, discipline, and determination. We will responsibly push the envelope and take chances to keep our customers—and ourselves—ahead of the curve.
We support one another on our journey forward and actively look for ways to collaborate, strengthen our ideas, and learn from one another to help our customers overcome their challenges while building an exceptional company in the process.
“Bring You” is an invitation for everyone who works at Rapid7 to embrace their own uniqueness and feel comfortable bringing their true self to work. We know that fostering a culture of inclusion enables people to be more creative and generate innovative ideas. By empowering our employees to be their authentic selves, we’re creating the conditions for a dynamic workplace where innovation can thrive.
We pursue excellence through continuous learning to keep growing personally and professionally. We are insatiably curious, and we are constantly in search of a better solution.
What is a Global Cybersecurity Citizen?
Being a Global Cybersecurity Citizen means embracing the responsibility to secure a digital future for everyone, everywhere. Multi-dimensional experiences and perspectives are essential to solving today’s complex security challenges. We’re stronger, smarter, and more impactful when we build solutions that reflect the complexity of the world they’re meant to protect.
Through our community partnerships and employee development opportunities, we empower our people to lead, innovate, and inspire the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, ensuring they have the access and skills necessary to join and shape this critical industry.
As an organization, we believe that embracing these key elements will help us better serve our customers, our communities, and our industry as a whole.
- Responsibility: Security is everyone’s responsibility. The decisions we make matter locally and globally
- Inclusion: Building solutions that work for everyone. Removing barriers, sharing knowledge, and curating spaces where multi-dimensional perspectives and lived experiences all have a chance to create positive, lasting impact
- Awareness: Understanding the bigger picture of cybersecurity. How threats are always changing. How policies affect people. How security looks different around the world.
- Innovation: Welcoming fresh ideas, questioning the status quo, and drawing on diverse life experiences to create better, smarter security solutions
Hack Diversity
Rapid7 is a founding member. Through our partnership, we’ve made significant annual financial contributions and hired interns from the program, some of which have transitioned to full-time employees.
Queen’s University Belfast
Since 2014, we have hired more than 100 students into our placement programme in Belfast. In 2024, Rapid7 entered a research partnership with the Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT), combining the vast AI and industry expertise of Rapid7’s R&D team with leading AI research approaches.
University of Canberra STEM Education Research Center
University of Canberra's SERC is undertaking groundbreaking research in STEM education, using innovative technology to assist children’s learning.
Boston Bruins
As the first-ever jersey patch sponsor of the Boston Bruins, we are driven by our organizations’ shared values and commitment to strengthening our communities. Through this partnership, we've collaborated around their Teacher Appreciation, Military, and Women in Sports game nights, as well as STEM activities and events with local students.
University of South Florida
The Rapid7 Cybersecurity Foundation contributed $1.5 Million for the creation of a Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab, creating onramps to cybersecurity careers and training for students to enter real-world SOC roles.
International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals
Rapid7 is a sponsor and initial investor.
Cyversity
Rapid7 is a corporate sponsor.
HRC Corporate Equality Index
Rapid7 is honored to have achieved a score of 100 in recognition of the programs and practices we have in place to support LGBTQ+ employees and their families.
Belfast Telegraph IT Awards
In 2024, Rapid7 won first place in the ‘Excellence in Workplace Health and Wellbeing’ award with the Belfast Telegraph's annual Best Places to Work in IT Awards, demonstrating our commitment to supporting our people.
Bloomberg Gender Equality Index
Rapid7 has been proud to earn a place on the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index for the past 5 consecutive years of the program.
Boston Business journal Best Places to Work in Boston
Rapid7 has placed on the list of Best Places to Work in Boston for the past 13 consecutive years, earning the #1 spot in 2022.
Boston Globe Top Places to Work in Massahusetts
Rapid7 has landed on the Boston Globe's Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for more than 12 consecutive years.
Rapid Impact Groups
Building a safer digital future starts with how we learn, collaborate, and grow together. Through intentional moments of connection, our people expand their perspectives and strengthen the way we work.Community and culture are foundational to who we are. Our Rapid Impact Groups (RIGs) are employee-driven and business-supported, focused on creating lasting impact through action, innovation, and collaboration. Aligned with our global cybersecurity mission, these groups strengthen the communities we serve, foster resilient connections, and help expand the reach of cybersecurity awareness and responsibility worldwide. They also help our teams build the cultural agility and skills needed to engage thoughtfully, collaborate across differences, and innovate toward a shared mission.