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Rapid7's NeXpose Awarded Premium Checkmark Certification for Vulnerability Assessment for Second Year
NeXpose Receives Premium Checkmark Certification For Detecting 100% of Critical Vulnerabilities in Trials By Leading Independent Testing Organization
Boston - October 10, 2006 - Rapid7 today announced that its PCI-certified enterprise vulnerability management software, NeXpose, was again awarded the Premium Checkmark Certification for vulnerability assessment. West Coast Labs, owners of the Checkmark system, found that NeXpose successfully detected 100% of Critical vulnerabilities and over 90% of Serious vulnerabilities during rigorous trials on the West Coast Labs test network. NeXpose also received the Premium Checkmark Certification for vulnerability assessment in 2005.
The Premium Checkmark Certification — the highest granted by West Coast Labs — validates NeXpose’s proficiency to protect enterprise network systems from threats resulting from undetected vulnerabilities. By meeting West Coast Labs’ stringent criteria for Premium Checkmark Certification, NeXpose demonstrates it is a powerful solution for organizations striving for a more secure IT environment.
"With the divergence of technologies available, organizations have an increased responsibility to ensure their networks are not vulnerable to exploitation that could lead to the theft of corporate data. NeXpose's repeat Premium Checkmark Certification verifies it is a consistent and robust performer," stated Chris Thomas, operations director for West Coast Labs. "Our Checkmark system is continuously being developed to reflect changing technological advances and current enterprise network circumstances. We're pleased to report that NeXpose once again detected 100% of all critical vulnerabilities on the West Coast Labs test network for this particular certification."
West Coast Labs is one of the world's leading independent test labs for information security products and services. The Checkmark System is a quality testing and certification service with established, independent standards on product effectiveness. It is a global service that benefits both technology developers and information security buyers and decision makers.
"We are honored to receive the Premium Checkmark Certification for vulnerability assessment for a second year," stated Alan Matthews, president of Rapid7 LLC. "West Coast Labs' findings confirm NeXpose's expertise for proactively safeguarding environments from potentially damaging threats."
The findings of West Coast Labs' tests of Rapid7's NeXpose are contained in a Vulnerability Assessment and Management Technology Report published this month, which can be found at www.westcoastlabs.org.
About NeXpose
Rapid7's award-winning NeXpose Unified Vulnerability Management (UVM) product is an all-in-one security solution that scans Web servers, Web applications, databases and networks to locate threats, assess their risk to the environment and devise a remediation plan. NeXpose incorporates an expert system to build a knowledge base of facts on the environment it explores and model potential targeted attacks to expose all existing threats. NeXpose provides robust reporting capabilities that ensure compliance with governmental regulations, corporate security configuration policies, and the PCI Data Security Standard. NeXpose is available as an appliance, downloadable software or an On-Demand hosted solution.
About Rapid7
Rapid7 is the leading provider of Unified Vulnerability Management (UVM) solutions. NeXpose provides network, database and web application vulnerability management for enterprise deployments and small to medium businesses. Rapid7 was founded in 2000 by a team of software industry veterans who were major contributors to product development and subsequent growth and success at Percussion Software, Bond Technologies and Stride & Associates. Since introduced, NeXpose has been sold to corporate enterprises, Global 2000 companies, and government entities, and serves the full range of vertical markets across the U.S. and abroad. In addition, Rapid7 provides compliance products and services for PCI, HIPAA and Sarbanes Oxley. Rapid7 is headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices in California and the United Kingdom.