Vulnerability Management Solution Integrates Configuration Assessment, Enhances Reporting and Introduces Virtual Appliance DeploymentBOSTON, MA – December 10, 2012 – Rapid7, a leading provider of IT security risk management software, today announced that the new capabilities of its vulnerability management solution, Nexpose, further simplify the complex challenge of IT security risk management including.
Know your security risk of your entire IT environment including networks, operating systems, web applications and databases.
Expose security threats including vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and malware.
Prioritize threats and get specific remediation guidance for each issue.
Integrates with Metasploit to validate security risk in your environment
“As organizations go forward in an ever more dangerous IT environment, it is imperative that they have knowledge of the threats, vulnerabilities, and overall risk to their environment. Vulnerability assessment is a critical step in this and not only improves an organization’s overall security, but can reduce costs and make a company more competitive,” said Charles Kolodgy, vice president of research for Secure Products at IDC. “Capabilities such as integrated configuration assessment and enhanced reporting make security smarter and helps prioritize action and investment.”
The new enhancements to Nexpose 5.5 include:
Configuration Assessment
Organizations need to ensure they are complying with various policy standards, whether they are internal best practice standards, or from external regulatory bodies such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A part of this is ensuring their IT assets are configured in the right way. Traditionally, policy and compliance evaluation are done separately from vulnerability assessments, decreasing productivity for organizations that have to go through similar processes more than once. Version 5.5 extends Nexpose’s existing integrated configuration assessment capabilities by adding CIS Benchmarks, enabling security professionals to benefit from the increased efficiency of unified discovery, scanning, reporting and management.
Enhanced Reporting
Identifying areas of potential risk is crucial, and it is equally vital that the information around risk is presented in a way that is easy to understand and actionable, so the organization can move forward and act to minimize risk. This has traditionally resulted in security professionals spending a large amount of time on reporting, frequently without the real desired outcome of identifying whether the organization’s security posture is improving. Nexpose 5.5 addresses this, providing a simplified reporting workflow that enables users to create customized reports that put the information they need in their hands. Users can also benefit from pre-made templates out-of-the-box, as well as community-driven reports distributed through Rapid7’s community site.
Deployment as a Virtual Appliance
Rapid7 is committed to providing flexibility so customers can deploy Nexpose in whatever means best suits their environment and needs. The solution is already available on a physical appliance, a hosted SaaS solution, or as downloaded software. With the release of the latest version, users will also be able to deploy it as a virtual appliance later this month. This enables security professionals to quickly and easily deploy Nexpose in their virtual environment.
About Rapid7
Rapid7 is the leading provider of security risk intelligence. Its integrated vulnerability management and penetration testing products, Nexpose and Metasploit, and mobile risk management solution, Mobilisafe, empower organizations to obtain accurate, actionable and contextual intelligence into their threat and risk posture. Rapid7’s solutions are used by more than 2,000 enterprises and government agencies in more than 65 countries, while the Company’s free products are downloaded more than one million times per year and enhanced by the more than 175,000 members of its open source security community. 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. Its products are top rated by Gartner®, Forrester® and SC Magazine. The Company is backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Technology Crossover Ventures. For more information about Rapid7, please visit http://www.rapid7.com.
