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Rapid7 NeXpose Wins Best Of Network Security Category In Network Products Guide Award

Readers Select Rapid7's Vulnerability Management Solution as one of the Year's Best Products and Services.

BOSTON, Mass. – May 19, 2009 – Rapid7, the leading provider of unified vulnerability management solutions, today announced that Rapid7 NeXpose has been selected as the winner of the Network Products Guide 2009 Best Products and Services – Readers Trust Award in the Network Security category.  NeXpose provides the industry's broadest level of asset scanning to include network devices, Web applications, databases and operating systems, protecting every aspect of the network infrastructure from security breaches and data loss.

The annual Network Products Guide Award honors products and services, like NeXpose, that best represent the rapidly changing needs and interests of technology end-users worldwide.  With today’s increase in sophisticated security threats, stringent compliance requirements and tighter IT budgets, organizations in a variety of industries require proactive, defense-in-depth security strategies that reduce the cost and time associated with locating and remediating vulnerabilities.  NeXpose reduces false positives and highlights real threats across the network through its deep scanning and prioritized remediation plans, allowing IT staff to focus on mitigating the vulnerabilities that cause significant impact to the IT infrastructure.

In addition to efficiency, today's economic climate necessitates that businesses implement vulnerability management systems that are both flexible and scalable, and also provide the greatest return on investment.  With 64-bit support, configurable risk scoring and roles-based administration, NeXpose enables organizations of all sizes to benefit from a vulnerability management strategy that reflects the current and future needs of their business.  Additional features like deployment options and hosted scanning provide further assurance for organizations facing dynamic times.

"The needs of end-users are constantly changing in today's business world and technology plays an important role in an organization's ability to achieve success," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide.  "Rapid7 understands this and has provided technology that enables their customers to proactively protect themselves against threats so that they can focus their energy on growing their business."

"Businesses today need to understand their risk profile in order to achieve overarching network security, and this includes multiple assets like Web applications and databases.  Equally important, however, is understanding the types of vulnerabilities that can cripple an organization and when to remediate in order to mitigate their risk, said Mike Tuchen, president and chief operating officer of Rapid7.  "Rapid7's innovations have always been customer driven and it is an honor to have Network Products Guide and its readers recognize our efforts."

About Rapid7

Rapid7 is the leading provider of unified vulnerability management, compliance, and penetration testing solutions, delivering actionable intelligence about an organization’s entire IT environment.  Rapid7 offers the only integrated threat management solution that enables organizations to implement and maintain best practices and optimize their network security, Web application security and database security strategies.

Recognized as the fastest growing vulnerability management company in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine, Rapid7 helps leading organizations such as Liz Claiborne, the United States Postal Service, Carnegie Mellon University and Red Bull to mitigate risk and maintain compliance for regulations such as PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, SOX and NERC.  Rapid7 also manages the Metasploit Project, the leading open-source penetration testing platform with the world’s largest database of public, tested exploits.  For more information, visit www.rapid7.com.

About Network Products Guide Awards
Network Products Guide is a media sponsor of Interop Las Vegas and New York and Technosium Executive Forums engaging Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs).  As industry’s leading technology research and advisory publication, it plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology.  You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals.  The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts.  To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com.