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Rapid7

Creators of Metasploit offering enterprise penetration testing integrated with their comprehensive vulnerability management and security operations platform.

About

Rapid7 is a major publicly traded cybersecurity company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, offering a comprehensive suite of security solutions including penetration testing services. Founded in 2000, Rapid7 is best known as the creators and maintainers of Metasploit, the world's most widely used penetration testing framework, which gives them unparalleled expertise in vulnerability exploitation and offensive security tooling.

Their penetration testing services leverage this deep product knowledge alongside experienced consultants who conduct thorough assessments of networks, web applications, cloud environments, and mobile applications. Rapid7's approach integrates their proprietary InsightVM vulnerability management platform and InsightConnect SOAR capabilities with manual penetration testing, providing clients with a holistic view of their security posture.

The company serves organizations of all sizes, from mid-market businesses to large enterprises and government agencies. Rapid7's penetration testing team follows industry-standard methodologies including OWASP, PTES, and NIST guidelines, and their reports are known for being actionable and business-context-aware. With over 11,000 customers worldwide, Rapid7 brings the stability and resources of a large security vendor combined with the technical depth born from maintaining Metasploit and Project Sonar.

Methodologies

OWASPPTESNIST

Team Activity

Active in CTF competitions
Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader - Vulnerability Management
Speaker: Black Hat
Speaker: DEF CON
Speaker: RSA Conference
Open source: Metasploit
Open source: Rex
Open source: Recog

Score Breakdown

50/100
Accreditations27/100 (30%)
Reviews0/100 (25%)
Team Activity84/100 (15%)
Experience100/100 (15%)
Service Breadth95/100 (15%)

Details

Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Founded
2000
Team Size
500+
Markets
Global, North America, Europe
Geography
Global

Accreditations

SOC 2ISO 27001

Best For

EnterpriseMid-MarketGovernment
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