Rapid7 named Leader in IDC report for exposure management

Rapid7 has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Exposure Management 2025 report for its Command Platform and exposure management capabilities.

The IDC MarketScape assessment highlighted Rapid7's integrated approach, unifying exposure management with threat detection and response through its AI-powered security operations platform. The report stated, "Rapid7 provides a normalised view of the entire attack surface by ingesting, deduplicating, and correlating data from both native and third-party sources with over 275 out-of-the-box integrations including EDR, CMDB, ticketing, and cloud providers."

Rapid7 delivers these exposure management solutions primarily through its Exposure Command product. Exposure Command enables organisations to monitor and address vulnerabilities across both endpoint and cloud environments. This approach provides security teams with comprehensive visibility of exposure points, risk-based prioritisation, and remediation capabilities tailored for hybrid and complex settings.

Platform integration

Key aspects of Rapid7 Exposure Command's offering include a unified view of the attack surface, where data from numerous sources is correlated and presented through more than 290 integrations. These sources span endpoint detection and response (EDR), configuration management databases (CMDB), ticketing systems, and cloud infrastructure, enabling organisations to compile a single, up-to-date perspective on their security position.

In terms of prioritisation, Rapid7 employs an Active Risk scoring system. This is supported by intelligence from sources such as Rapid7 Labs, Metasploit, Project Lorelei, AttackerKB, ExploitDB, and operational insights from the company's Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service. This combination is intended to reflect how real-world attackers target vulnerabilities, helping organisations allocate their resources towards the most pressing issues.

The Exposure Command platform also integrates with IT service management (ITSM) and patching systems through the Remediation Hub. It includes a no-code automation engine with over 550 prebuilt workflows, aiming to accelerate the process of fixing identified risks. For organisations with complex environments, the advanced features extend coverage into cloud, container, and application layers, providing context that links underlying infrastructure risks to critical applications.

Industry recognition

Craig Adams, Chief Product Officer at Rapid7, described the company's approach in addressing cybersecurity complexity for teams.

"At a time when security teams are overwhelmed by complexity, our goal is simple: make it easier to see and fix what matters most. We believe being recognised as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape is a testament to the impact of our unified platform, which combines real-world attacker insight, automation, and integrated workflows to help customers stay ahead of risk," said Craig Adams. 

IDC's assessment echoed this sentiment. Michelle Abraham, Senior Research Director in IDC's Security and Trust Group and lead analyst for the report, commented on the need for prioritisation in the face of mounting vulnerabilities and limited security resources.

"Security teams have limited time and resources - it's impossible for them to address every potential vulnerability; they need to prioritise. Teams must focus on finding all their exposures and determining those that present the highest risk to their organisation, based on factors such as asset context, real-world threat intelligence, and exploitability. Rapid7 has taken a leadership role in connecting visibility, asset classification, and prioritisation."

Exposure management features

Rapid7 emphasised that organisations using Exposure Command benefit from several core features. These are unified visibility through normalised data views, real-world risk prioritisation with intelligence regarding attacker behaviour, and the ability to accelerate remediation through automated integrations.

The solution's scalability is intended to address increasingly diverse operating environments, providing coverage from infrastructure to critical application layers. The focus on integrating real-world threat intelligence and automating response processes aims to assist security teams in reducing complexity and improving resilience against ongoing cyber threats.