Rapid7’s NeXpose Updated

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Vulnerability management is an important aspect for small to large scale business operating in a web based environment. There will always be a time wherein the company’s web based environment will be under attack for different reasons, from all sides.

With vulnerability management, businesses are able to come up with a smarter solution. Rapid7 is one of the leaders in this technology. Their vulnerability management tool called NeXpose is used from small scale businesses to large scale enterprises. NeXpose scans the company’s web based processes and reports the vulnerability of each process. With NeXpose, web based applications will not only be efficient, applications will also assure security for the network and company information. NeXpose was introduced to the public in 2001 as a web-based application scanner. Its aim is to clear the operation systems, databases and other network devices from different malware. In 2001, web based applications and other softwares could be scanned easily. Most websites were only using HTML coding that it’s easier to locate something that’s out of the process. For small businesses, the process of scanning HTML is easy but large scale businesses needs a powerful scanner to ensure each process works according to the original plan. With rapid development in internet technology, Rapid7 updated their web-based application with the ability to scan applications based on JavaScript in 2006. By that time, Ajax is already in its second year. The popularity of Ajax has created a concern for web developers and application scanners have been under fire because of its inability to adapt to rapid changes in the development. Rapid7’s NeXpose update in JavaScript only answers one part of Ajax but since JavaScript is the heart of any Ajax based application, it’s seen as a better alternative. Compared to nothing at all, NeXpose could probably work in Ajax-based application. But lately, Rapid7 again released an update in NeXpose. Dubbing it as version 4.6, NeXpose has been updated to cater Ajax based websites. Instead of concentrating only in JavaScript, the update will now give NeXpose the ability to scan Ajax based applications. Other applications such as, Flash, Actionscript, Flex and Java could be scanned by NeXpose. ASP.net 2.0 and 3.0 frameworks could be handled by NeXpose. Aside from scanning for vulnerabilities, NeXpose is also updated to scan the roots of the problem. Instead of stopping when a problem is seen, NeXpose digs deeper into the application, following the vulnerability of the software and points out the root of the problem. The software also provides faster scanning through batch scanning capability but it doesn’t leave out the specifics as the software is also able to handle the specific details of the transaction such as SSNs and Credit Card numbers. Clients of NeXpose 4.6 will find the software solution highly efficient because of their system, which is always a popular requirement for governments when it comes to information security. Even the MasterCard Site Data Protection program has certified the software to be safe. With an update in Ajax, developers and businesses could be as creative as they can when it comes to programming. NeXpose 4.6 will assure them security in their transactions.