Rapid7's NeXpose Vulnerability Remediation Planning Stands Out for Valdosta State University
Georgia-Based University Implements the Rapid7 NeXpose Appliance and Hosted Services to Optimize Network Security Across its Three Campuses and at the Perimeter
Boston - October 31, 2006 - Rapid7, provider of the award-winning NeXpose vulnerability management solution, today announced that Valdosta State University (VSU) in southern Georgia has purchased the NeXpose Appliance and Hosted Services for securing its campus-wide networks and protecting its perimeter from external threats. During testing of various network scanning solutions, VSU IT security administrators responded enthusiastically to NeXpose and particularly its remediation planning capabilities.
"Our administrators want their systems to be secure, but they don't have the time and the options readily available. The fact they accepted and wanted NeXpose spoke volumes to me," stated William C. Moore, assistant director of information technology, Valdosta State University. "As part of running our security tests, we needed to obtain better remediation guidelines. We were greatly impressed that NeXpose delivers a report with remediation steps that are very simple and tell us precisely what we need to do."
The VSU IT security team endorses NeXpose's overall reporting capabilities, which allow users to obtain vulnerability data in customized formats.
"NeXpose is more comprehensive than products we used prior," stated Moore. "NeXpose findings are all-inclusive and are contained in one report. We previously had to compile multiple reports on our network activity."
VSU appreciates NeXpose's ability to create a unified report, the Executive Summary, which is suitable for presentation to university administration. NeXpose's reporting features will also help VSU to be proactive in addressing IT security.
"NeXpose tells us what the network's status is now, enabling us to reduce our exposure to more acceptable levels," stated Moore. "NeXpose will also help us with heading off potential vulnerabilities and how we manage systems security in the future."
About Valdosta State University
Founded in 1906, Valdosta State University (VSU) is part of the University System of Georgia. VSU's three campuses include the main campus in Valdosta and campuses at King's Bay Naval Base in Kingsland, GA, approximately 170 miles away on the Georgia coast, and Moody Air Force Base in Valdosta, GA, all of which are located in South Georgia. VSU has over 10,000 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs.
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 a leader in vulnerability management and compliance, delivering a single unified solution across an organization's entire infrastructure. Rapid7's NeXpose is the only solution that includes support for web applications, databases, operating systems, and network devices in a single system. NeXpose uncovers "hidden" threats that other systems cannot find, while at the same time separating these real threats from excessive “false positive” noise common to most vulnerability management systems. Organizations, including Black & Decker, Trader Joe's, Florida State University, the New York Times, and the City of Philadelphia, continually rely on Rapid7 to mitigate risk and remain compliant. Rapid7 is headquartered in Boston, MA, with an office in Los Angeles, California.