Rapid7
Rapid7 is a network security firm founded in 2000[1][2] in Boston, Massachusetts.[3] The company is known for its Security Operations (SecOps) tools in Vulnerability Management, Application Security Testing, Cloud Security and SIEM, which assess security risks and network attacks.[4][5] Corey Thomas is CEO.[6] In 2009, Rapid7 acquired Metasploit, and has maintained the open source project, which collects known exploits to facilitate penetration testing.[7] Rapid7 had its initial public offering in 2015.[1] Rapid7 bought Boston-based security automation company Komand in 2017[4] and tCell, a developer of mobile web security applications, in 2018.[5] It purchased the network traffic and monitoring firm NetFort in 2019.[2][8] In April 2020, the company purchased DivvyCloud, a maker of cloud computing monitoring systems, for $145 million USD.[3][6] In January 2021, it purchased the Tel Aviv software development company Alcide for $50 million USD.[3][9]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Digital security company Rapid7 going public - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Novinson, Michael (2019-04-02). "Rapid7 Buys Network Traffic And Security Monitoring Vendor NetFort". CRN. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Rapid7 acquires an Israeli cybersecurity firm for $50m - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rapid7 buys Komand - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Osborne, Charlie. "Rapid7 acquires web app security developer tCell". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Rapid7 is acquiring DivvyCloud for $145M to beef up cloud security". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ↑ "Rapid7 bolsters open source security with Velociraptor acquisition". VentureBeat. 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ↑ "Rapid7 acquires NetFort". MicroscopeUK. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ↑ "Rapid7 acquires Kubernetes security startup Alcide for $50M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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