Case Study: City of Philadelphia achieves citywide network visibility and stronger vulnerability management with Rapid7 Nexpose

The City of Philadelphia Gains an Eagle Eye View of their Network

The City of Philadelphia, responsible for protecting sensitive information across more than 85 departments, faced a rising threat landscape and needed a comprehensive, cost-effective vulnerability management solution after a new IT leadership team prioritized security in 2006. Their challenge was to gain full visibility across servers, databases, and network devices and to get actionable remediation guidance that could be managed city-wide.

They chose Rapid7’s Nexpose appliance, which delivered complete coverage, strong multi‑platform and database scanning, and highly customizable remediation and executive reports. The plug‑and‑play deployment enabled daily scans, clearer risk prioritization, streamlined IT resources, and improved network visibility and staff awareness across the organization.

City of Philadelphia

Michael King

Chief Information Security Officer