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www.rapid7.com - Rapid7 LLC, provider of NeXpose, the leading unified vulnerability management solution, today announced that leading analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., has rated Rapid7 as "Positive" in its MarketScope for Vulnerability Assessment(1), written by Kelly M. Kavanagh, Mark Nicolett, and John Pescatore and published on May 23, 2008.

"We believe Gartner's "Positive" rating confirms our strengthening position in the

market and our unending commitment to deliver innovative technology that provides our customers with broad coverage of complex vulnerabilities," said Alan Matthews, president and CEO of Rapid7 LLC. "More and more organizations are selecting Rapid7's NeXpose for its ability to thoroughly scan and detect vulnerabilities. We value the recognition we are receiving for our strong Web-based application assessment and unique remediation-based reporting that provides ease of use project plans."

The MarketScope report gave the overall vulnerability assessment (VA) market segment a "Positive" rating and states that VA "is an essential component of an organization's security program." The report explains that VA "initially provides discovery and security baseline data, and periodic re-scanning provides updated data for vulnerability management, trending and compliance reporting. VA tools provide a bottom-up security baseline for the IT environment from a database of known vulnerabilities."

The report also states, "The strongest driver of the current VA market is compliance, including the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard specification for VA. Deploying VA to meet the continuing need for effective vulnerability management remains a driver."

In addition to enabling unified vulnerability management that incorporates comprehensive network, database and Web application scanning, Rapid7's NeXpose provides robust reporting capabilities that ensure compliance with governmental regulations, corporate security configuration policies, and the PCI Data Security Standard. Rapid7 is a PCI-certified security scanning vendor.

Companies included in the MarketScope were evaluated based on six criteria, including market responsiveness and track record, sales execution/pricing, offering (product) strategy, product/service, overall viability, and customer experience.

About the Gartner MarketScope

The MarketScope is copyrighted 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Rapid7

Rapid7 is the leading provider of Unified Vulnerability Management (UVM) Solutions. Rapid7's NeXpose UVM provides network, database and Web application vulnerability management for enterprise deployments and small-to-medium businesses. 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. For more information on Rapid7 and NeXpose, visit www.rapid7.com.

(1)Gartner "MarketScope for Vulnerability Assessment" by Kelly Kavanagh, Mark Nicolett, and John Pescatore, May 23, 2008.

Rapid7
Beth Bryant, 508-786-3013
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