2009 Press Releases

Rapid7 Hones In On Federal Market With It Federal Sales Partnership And GSA Schedule Availability

Vulnerability Management Company Helps Government Agencies Reduce Risk through Advanced Web Application, Network, Operating System and Database Scanning

BOSTON, Mass. – May 6, 2009 – Rapid7, the leading provider of unified vulnerability management solutions, today announced its continued expansion into the federal government market through its partnership with IT Federal Sales and the addition of Rapid7 products to its General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule (under contract #GS35F0494T). Now, government agencies can significantly reduce their risk profile by using Rapid7 NeXpose's advanced capabilities for detecting and prioritizing vulnerabilities across multiple assets, including Web applications and databases.

A report by the Identity Theft Research Center, a non-profit organization that has been tracking security breaches for the past three years, stated that almost 20 percent of all 2008 data breaches occurred in the government sector. With this increase in sophisticated security threats, government organizations must adopt a proactive defense-in-depth security practice. Rapid7's partnership with IT Federal Sales, a federal contractor serving federal, state and local agencies, provides the government market with the ability to know, analyze and remediate real threats in Web applications, databases, networks, operating systems and other software before breaches and data loss can occur. Leveraging NeXpose, IT Federal Sales' customers can now achieve complete visibility into an enterprise-class IT infrastructure and benefit from remediation guidance, policy and compliance reporting, and roles-based administration.

"Our federal customers need a trusted vulnerability management solution that provides the broadest asset protection with notification and prioritization of threats. Rapid7 reduces the noise and false positives versus other vulnerability management solutions and provides great value to government agencies," said Paul Cino, president of IT Federal Sales. "We are excited about offering joint solutions with Rapid7 in the federal government market."

"Government systems hold a wealth of sensitive information, and, given their complex and dynamic infrastructure, they are at higher risk to vulnerabilities and exploits. At the same time, budget and staff reductions are increasing their risk profile," said Mike Tuchen, president and chief operating officer of Rapid7. "NeXpose is a trusted solution that has been serving local, state and federal agencies with vulnerability management and remediation plans that not only increase security but free up staff time to focus on other priorities. By partnering with IT Federal Sales and having our products available on the GSA Schedule, we can now provide even more agencies with the benefits of NeXpose."

About Rapid7

Rapid7 is the leading provider of unified vulnerability management 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. To obtain a free download of NeXpose or Metasploit, please visit http://www.rapid7.com/resources/free-downloads.jsp.

For more information, visit www.rapid7.com.

About IT Federal Sales
IT Federal Sales is a "Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business" (SDVOB) that provides information technology solutions to federal, state and local government agencies. IT Federal Sales has a proven track record helping government agencies improve their organizational structure, processes and focus through the proper implementation of appropriate technology solutions. Additionally, IT Federal Sales offers Business Development Consulting services to technology companies who desire to hone their Federal Sales and Marketing business practices. For more information, visit www.itfederalsales.com.