General Info

Founded in 2000, Rapid7 is a privately held company that provides unified vulnerability management, compliance and penetration testing solutions. The company serves more than 1,000 enterprises and government agencies. It offers NeXpose Enterprise, which is a remediation management solution that scans Web applications, databases, networks and operating systems to locate threats. Rapid7 also provides NeXpose Express Edition, which serves small- and medium-sized organizations. The company offers NeXpose Community Edition, which is a single-user version that scans for over 12,000 vulnerabilities with nearly 40,000 checks. Its clients include the National Nuclear Security Administration, Southern Company and Carnegie Mellon University. In addition, Rapid7 provides consulting and support solutions for clients in the health care, energy, higher education and retail sectors. The company manages Metasploit, which is a database of public-tested exploits.