Rapid7 to Participate at the RSA Conference, Security B-Sides and AGC West Coast Emerging Growth Conference

BOSTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Rapid7®, the leading provider of unified vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions, today announced it will join the security industry in San Francisco, California for the largest week of security thought leadership by taking part in RSA 2011, Security B-Sides and AGC’s 7^th Annual West Coast Emerging Growth Conference. The Company will be well represented across all three events by appearing in panel discussions, presentations and booth demonstrations.

“Rapid7 – An IT Security Success Story”

In addition to having booth #429 at RSA, HD Moore, Rapid7 chief security officer and Metasploit chief architect, will share his definitions of innovation and discuss the trials, tribulations and successes that have come along the way during the “Trailbreakers” panel on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 3:45 p.m. PST. The Company is also hosting their annual RSA party at Ruby Skye on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. PST.

At Security B-Sides, Moore is presenting “When CSOs Attack” on Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. PST, where he will discuss his experience implementing mandatory audits of new products and services in CSO offices to result in better decisions across the organization. Moore will also be joining a “State of the Scape” panel on Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. PST to discuss the modern threat landscape and the industry’s ability to react intelligently.

At AGC’s 7^th Annual West Coast Emerging Growth Conference, Rapid7 President and CEO Mike Tuchen will be presenting “Rapid7 – An IT Security Success Story” on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. PST. This conference will be held at the Westin San Francisco Market Street.

WHO:		Rapid7, provider of unified vulnerability management, compliance and penetration testing solutions

WHAT:		Rapid7 activities during the week of February 14 – 18, 2011, including the RSA Conference panel discussion, booth exhibition and annual Skye High Party at Ruby Skye; presentation and panel discussion at Security B-Sides; and a presentation at AGC’s 7^th Annual West Coast Emerging Growth Conference.

WHEN: Week of RSA Conference, February 14 - 18, 2011

AGC’s 7^th Annual West Coast Emerging Growth Conference, “Rapid7 – An IT Security Success Story,” with Mike Tuchen, February 14, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. PST
RSA Trailbreakers Panel, “Why Paving the Trail Isn't Enough,” with HD Moore, February 14, 2011 at 3:45 p.m. PST
Security B-Sides Presentation, “When CSOs Attack,” with HD Moore, February 15, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. PST
Security B-Sides Panel, “State of the Scape: The Modern Threat Landscape and Our Ability to React Intelligently,” with HD Moore, February 15, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. PST
Annual Rapid7 Skye High Party, Ruby Skye, February 16, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. PST

WHERE: San Francisco, Calif.

AGC’s 7^th Annual West Coast Emerging Growth Conference, Concordia Room, Westin Market Street, 50 Third Street, San Francisco, Calif.
RSA Conference 2011, Moscone Center, San Francisco, Calif.
Security B-Sides 2011, Zeum, 211 Fourth Street, San Francisco, Calif.
Annual Rapid7 Skye High Party, Ruby Skye, 420 Mason Street, San Francisco, Calif.

To RSVP for the Annual Rapid7 Skye High Party, please visit: http://www.rapid7.com/rsa2011rsvp.jsp.

About Rapid7

Rapid7 is the leading provider of unified vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions, delivering actionable intelligence about an organization’s entire IT environment. Rapid7 offers the only integrated threat management solution that enables organizations to implement and maintain best practices and optimize their network security, Web application security and database security strategies.

Recognized as the fastest growing vulnerability management company in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine, Rapid7 helps leading organizations such as Liz Claiborne, the United States Postal Service, Carnegie Mellon University and Red Bull to mitigate risk and maintain compliance for regulations such as PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, SOX and NERC. Rapid7 also manages the Metasploit Project, the leading open-source penetration testing platform with the world’s largest database of public, tested exploits. To obtain a free download of NeXpose or Metasploit, please visit http://www.rapid7.com/resources/free-downloads.jsp.

For more information, visit www.rapid7.com.