NEWS & EVENTS

2009 Press Releases

RAPID7 IMPROVES SCALABILITY, SPEED AND FLEXIBILITY OF NEXPOSE VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Version 4.8's New 64-Bit Support Enhances Scanning Speed and Scalability with Additional Web Scanning, Scan Management and Configurable Risk Scoring

Boston - March 31, 2009 - Rapid7, the leading provider of unified vulnerability management solutions, today announced the latest version of its flagship product, Nexpose. Rapid7 Nexpose 4.8 meets growing organizational scanning needs with new 64-bit support, building additional vertical scalability directly into each individual Nexpose system, enabling customers to service a large environment using a small number of devices. This scalability provides customers with considerable savings on hardware costs, rack space, power and cooling, while maximizing their investment in Nexpose's ability to lower overall vulnerability risk and prioritize threats for mitigation across the entire network.

"Nexpose enables us to become more proactive in the e-discovery of known vulnerabilities in operating systems, networks, subnets, applications and related hosting services, thus lowering our risk and protecting our assets," said Joseph A. Lazor, director of information resource & security management at Florida State University. "Its scalability provides us with the assurance that Nexpose will grow with our IT infrastructure and still provide us with the scanning speed and remediation capabilities that we need to stay ahead of real threats, meet our security policies and achieve compliance with state and federal mandates."

Nexpose 4.8's enhancements in web scanning, scan management and risk scoring deliver more accurate results, easier management and flexible models to view changes in risk. For example, Nexpose 4.8 scan management now has the ability to pause or resume scans on command, the ability to set specific scan windows to minimize network impact, device blacklisting and ad hoc scanning – all designed to deliver scanning when it makes the most sense and results in the least amount of network disturbance. This also holds true for Nexpose 4.8 risk scoring, with new customization and configurations that enable users to define the risks that are most relevant to their business. Combining these new features with enhancements to the user experience and existing web scanning modules makes Nexpose 4.8 even more valuable as the cornerstone of a robust corporate IT security strategy.

"Today’s economy requires companies to balance reduced budgets and staff against increased risk profiles due to growing insider and external threats," said Diana Kelley, partner and analyst, SecurityCurve. "Security vendors must deliver solutions that are flexible enough that they don’t require organizations to re-engineer their entire network and security architectures."

"Rapid7's speed of innovation is a result of our continuous investment in developing product capabilities that meet and exceed our customers' needs, and Nexpose 4.8 is a great example," said Mike Tuchen, president and chief operating officer of Rapid7. "The addition of 64-bit support delivers tremendous scalability and flexibility versus other market solutions. When combined with our new features for smarter scan management and configurable risk scoring, Nexpose 4.8 is not only a testament to our deep understanding of our customers and our ability to enhance their security on their terms, but far and away the most superior vulnerability management product on the market today."

About Rapid7

Rapid7 is the leading provider of security risk intelligence solutions. Rapid7's integrated vulnerability management and penetration testing products, Nexpose and Metasploit, empower organizations to obtain accurate, actionable and contextual intelligence into their threat and risk posture. Rapid7's solutions are being used by more than 1,700 enterprises and government agencies in more than 65 countries worldwide, while the Company's free products are downloaded more than one million times per year and enhanced further by over 125,000 security community users and contributors. Rapid7 has been recognized as one of the fastest growing security companies by Inc. Magazine and as a "Top Place to Work" by the Boston Globe. The Company is backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Technology Crossover Ventures. For more information about Rapid7, please visit http://www.rapid7.com.