Security Information Center

Keeping Your Network Secure

The complexity of modern enterprises and the increased interconnectivity among organizations create widespread opportunities for theft, fraud, and other forms of exploitation. Hackers, both internal and external, are constantly looking for vulnerabilities to exploit.

Security of your valuable IT assets is an investment, not an expense. Companies that invest in IT security, including products, services, employee training, and organizational processes, more efficiently protect their environment from malicious attacks and more successfully prevent the cost of recovery after the attack. According to the CSI/FBI 2005 Computer Crime and Security Survey, theft of proprietary information and unauthorize access to information were two areas where losses to organizations have increased. Companies reporting these incidents experienced losses of over $62 million dollars. Costs are both direct and indirect.

Direct costs:

  • Sales during disruption
  • Loss of intellectual property
  • Cost of recovery and possibly litigation
  • Loss of productivity for employees during downtime

Indirect costs:

  • Loss of confidence and potential future business by customers
  • Unwanted negative publicity resulting in loss of propective customers
  • Strained business relationships and loss of trust

The Rapid7 Security Center contains information about many IT security issues that that can effect your environment. We provide this information to help you proactively invest in your organization's security strategy. You will find advisories on newly discovered vulnerabilities, compliance requirements and issues, web application vulnerability issues, such as SQL injection and cross site scripting, and other important network security information as it becomes available.