TraceSecurity and Rapid7 Partner to Add Value for Shared Customer Base

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Baton Rouge, LA – December 9, 2014 – TraceSecurity, a pioneer in cloud-based IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) management solutions, and Rapid7, a leading provider of security analytics software and services, today announced an integration partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company and enables mutual customers to leverage Rapid7’s vulnerability management data when deploying their information security and compliance programs using TraceSecurity’s TraceCSO.

“Vulnerability management is core to an organization’s information security and compliance practice,” said Garrett Bekker, senior security analyst for 451 Research. “While the identification, classification, remediation, and mitigation of vulnerabilities is itself important, the ability to leverage this information across other critical information security functions, such as risk assessments and IT audits, can help provide a more holistic view of an organization’s risk and compliance profile.”

“Seamless integration of Nexpose, the 2014 SC award winner for Best Vulnerability Management Solution, into TraceCSO allows the TraceCSO customer base to best leverage their existing technology investment,” said Ryan Castle, VP of technology for TraceSecurity. “This partnership with Rapid7 demonstrates the value of having all of the moving parts of an information security and compliance program working together to provide a single view of an organization’s risk and compliance profile.”

“Vulnerability management is a critical part of understanding your security posture. For a more complete picture, vulnerability data should sit within the context of a holistic information security program,” said Buck Watia, senior director of business development at Rapid7. “This integration helps us support our customers. It enables Nexpose customers to import scan results directly into TraceSecurity’s IT GRC solution and then leverage them as part of their overall information security program.”

TraceCSO allows organizations of any size, industry or security skill set to implement and internally manage a comprehensive information security and compliance program.  TraceCSO identifies and prioritizes risk to an organization’s information – including network vulnerabilities – and identifies, implements and audits security controls.  To help organizations stay current with the latest regulatory mandates specific to their industry, TraceCSO leverages a global database of hundreds of authorities and more than 75,000 regulations and citations.

While TraceCSO is equipped with its own vulnerability management capabilities, this partnership enables Nexpose customers to leverage TraceCSO’s centralized interface and integrate those scan results with other critical areas of the organization’s information security and compliance program, such as risk, vendor or third party, audit, training and compliance management.

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About TraceSecurity

TraceSecurity, a leading pioneer in cloud-based security solutions, provides IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions. The company's cloud-based products and services help organizations achieve, maintain and demonstrate security compliance while significantly improving their security posture. With more than 1,700 customers, TraceSecurity supports the security and risk management efforts of all types of organizations of any size, industry or security skill set. Founded in 2004, the company has executive offices in Silicon Valley and offices in Baton Rouge, La. For more information, call (225) 612-2121 or visit www.tracesecurity.com.

About Rapid7

Rapid7's IT security data and analytics solutions collect, contextualize and analyze the security data you need to fight an increasingly deceptive and pervasive adversary. Unlike traditional vulnerability assessment or incident management, Rapid7 solutions uniquely provide insight into the security state of your assets and users across virtual, mobile, private and public cloud networks. They enable you to fully manage your risk, simplify compliance, and identify, investigate and stop threats faster. Our threat intelligence, informed by members of the Metasploit open source community and the industry-leading Rapid7 Labs, provides relevant context, real-time updates and prioritized risk. Our solutions are used by more than 25% of the Fortune 1000 and nearly 3,000 enterprise, government and small business organizations across 78 countries. To learn more about Rapid7 or get involved in our threat research, visit www.rapid7.com.

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