High confidence
Aug 11, 2026
Rapid7
approximately 12% of workforce
Attribution · verbatim quote
“The steps we’re taking align our resources and investment behind our core platform and the AI foundation that connects it, giving us more capacity to invest, innovate, and serve our customers well,”
— Wael Mohamed (ceo)
Summary
Rapid7 is reducing its workforce by approximately 12% as part of a restructuring to shift resources toward its core platform and AI-powered security operations.
Evidence notes
- · HeadcountAffected is null because the source reports a percentage (12%) rather than a raw integer, consistent with policy for qualitative workforce figures.
- · The CEO quote explicitly links the organizational restructuring and resource alignment to the AI foundation.
- · Independent corroboration: bostonglobe.com reports the same Rapid7 job cuts; attached by the ETL corroboration check.