Rapid7 InsightVM Initial Setup

DA
Cyber ​​Security Analyst at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. All you need to do is install the solution on your device and connect to the cloud service.

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Shakeel Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Cyber Security Consultant at Google

The setup is straightforward and user friendly. 

New users can rely on the videos or articles to learn about setup. The solution and other tools might be a little bit tricky to setup. If you follow the article's commands, setup is easy. 

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RW
IT Security Architect at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was pretty straightforward. There were a couple of things with integrating and some areas where it gets a bit more complex, but for the most part, it was very straightforward, especially for how powerful a solution it is. We're running a fairly advanced setup here with multiple scanning engines, scanning pools, and integrations into other systems in our environment and all of that. Defining all of the sites and asset grouping and all of those sorts of things, took some additional time after that. You'd have to do that no matter what. 

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Christian Kyony - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Security Engineer at DRS

As for deployment time, it varies based on the size of the organization and network sensitivity. For example, in a bank, scans might only happen at specific times, like during the night. Generally, deployment can be quick, but there are many factors to consider. You install the console and the scan engine, and then configure them based on network complexity. Scans themselves take less than 20-30 minutes, but the non-technical aspects, like setting up profiles and firewall rules, can take more time.I would rate it 8 out of 10. 

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SonNguyen3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is simple.

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Andrei Bigdan - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Manager at B2B-Solutions LLC

Implementing InsightVM was straightforward. Setting it up to scan external networks at the perimeter was effortless; I just needed to create a cloud account and start using the solution. For internal network scanning, I installed the software on my notebook, which took about five to ten minutes for a single version setup, but it is important to note that it doesn't support Windows platforms.

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AP
IRM Technical Consultant at Shell

It is not complex. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of the ease of the setup.

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UdayaSri Kariyawasam - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineering Lead - DevOps at Persistent Systems

The initial setup was an easy task because we have a Linux server installed.

InsightVM has a framework that's very interesting, and they have very detailed documentation. They have step-by-step directions for the installation process, and we can download them from their site. This means that anyone can easily install it and configure it.

The harder part is writing the queries. We need to have knowledge of InsightVM and how queries, assets, and conditional formats occur. Extensive knowledge can be valuable at this stage of the process.

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DS
Cyber Security Architect at a healthcare company with 11-50 employees

The setup is very straightforward so I rate it a ten out of ten. 

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Agustinus DWIJOKO - PeerSpot reviewer
Network & Security Engineer at PT. Centrin Online Prima

Typically, the initial setup is easy. If a user has the experience, it is straightforward. However, if we work together with an organization that has never used it before, there's more configuration that needs to be done.

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ES
Owner at Sidif Del Caribe Corporation

I don't handle the installation, but it was not difficult to implement. The basic setup took us about four days or so.

Normally, for a product like this, the complexity of implementation is proportional to the size of the infrastructure that is going to be scanned and also how heterogeneous it is. An enterprise product like this is not like using a coffee maker. You need to have some knowledge of where you are installing it. You also need to have some knowledge of the technology that you are going to scan. You can't scan everything in the same way.

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ME
Chief Executive Officer at a outsourcing company with 11-50 employees

I am not involved with the initial setup. I have a support team that is managing that.

We deploy it depending on our client's requirements. We use it as well as our clients.

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HW
Marketing Expert at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

The product's initial setup phase was very easy.

The solution can be deployed in a few hours. The time required depends on the scale of the deployment. If there are 1,000 or 10,000 deployments to be done, then it takes time. If the customer provides a Q&A to calculate the design of the network, then the process becomes easier. If the customer does not know about their network, then the deployment process takes time since our company has to discuss several things with them before starting the process.

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KM
Head of Cyber security analysis at DNV Poland Sp. z o.o.

The initial setup was very easy and took a day to complete. I would rate the setup process five out of five.

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SH
Head of Cyber Security at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is not so complex. It is quickly deployable configurable and integrated with your existing setup.

The common process for Rapid7 InsightVM involves comparing it against their standard procedures to ensure compliance with the required licenses and resources. Users download the necessary files and initiate/reactivate licenses. Certain configurations are also set up. This process typically takes two to three days for the department, but we usually allocate a week for completion.

Our team feels enabled enough after completing the training session on Rapid7 InsightVM. We conduct our tests independently, and whenever we need support, we seek assistance directly from Rapid7. This process isn't overly complex or time-consuming. We ensure thorough preparation by gathering all necessary information, addressing internet concerns, and informing the customer. Once fully prepared, we proceed forward.

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TW
Cybersecurity Consultant at a wholesaler/distributor with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is quite easy. It's easy to use. You can deploy it in less than one hour. Everything happens very fast. It just depends on how long you want to test before implementation. The tuning, however, is a bigger process. 

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BV
Security Specialist at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is very easy to set up.

It can be deployed in a matter of weeks.

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it_user1152534 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Senior Expert (Founding member, African Cybersecurity Center) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was not complex and it was easy to implement.

It took a week to prepare and install the virtual machine, and to implement the solution it took one month.

Our Regulatory requires that all banks must implement all security solutions on-premises, not on the cloud because they are worried that the data will be compromised and available on different data centers around the world.

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MuhammadMurtaza - PeerSpot reviewer
Information security engineer at CYBERISK

The initial setup went smoothly, but after completing it, I encountered difficulties when attempting to use features like the dashboard and the scan now option. Specifically, I faced challenges with scanning the host, which proved to be quite frustrating.

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KW
IT Security Engineer

The solution is straightforward to set up. I'd rate it four out of five in terms of ease of implementation. 

We have one or two team members that can set up the solution. 

How long it takes to deploy depends on the customer. For a small customer, it's less than one month or sometimes two weeks. For a big customer with many assets and services, it takes two or three months to deploy.

We only need to have one or two people on hand to handle maintenance tasks. 

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Muhammad Ali Aziz - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager Cyber Security Services & Solutions at Trillium

InsightVM is easy to implement and deploy, even for small and medium businesses.

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LM
Information Security Officer at Umniah

It's straightforward. Everything is like setting up Lego cubes. It doesn't take much time to deploy. The first deployment may take around an hour or two.

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JS
Director of Information Technology at a government with 201-500 employees

I never set up the software myself. I was always just an end-user. I can't speak to if the solution was straightforward or complex.

I have not idea how long deployment took. I'm not sure if it was a long process or not.

Maintenance was handled by our security division. I don't know if there was one person or there were multiple admins that handled that aspect of the solution.

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ZR
Senior Security Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It's very straightforward. The deployment took less than an hour.

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FH
Senior manager at Software Productivity Group

The solution's initial setup process is easy.

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BR
Security Solution Engineer II at a security firm with 501-1,000 employees

It was straightforward. It took a couple of hours. I would rate it a nine out of ten in terms of ease of setup.

In terms of maintenance, it is all self-updating.

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SK
Service Delivery Manager at a security firm with 11-50 employees

The solution is straightforward to set up and simple to deploy. It’s not overly complex. We only need one technical person to handle the setup process.

How long it takes to deploy depends on multiple instances whereby multiple factors, depending on client, on-prem, et cetera. Your average deployment time would be anything from three to five days.

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DM
Security Analyst at Zavarovalnica Triglav dd

The initial setup was easy and straightforward.

I deployed this solution. It took a couple of days with ten engines.

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JV
Cyber Security Engineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I was not involved in the installation. It was already installed previously.

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DB
CoFounder & Head of Technology at intuity

Its initial setup is easy and quick. We are typically able to deploy it in a couple of hours.

We have 15 certified and dedicated engineers to handle its deployment and maintenance.

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PR
Information Security Manager at a educational organization with 5,001-10,000 employees

It's easy to install.

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AA
Material Coordinator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was not straightforward because it was our first time doing it.

We did a POC first and this took us two months to make the environment. After we received the license we went into production.

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JE
Information Technology Security Specialist at Digitaltrack

The initial setup is very easy. It is very customizable and easy to understand. 

I'm not sure how long the deployment took. The POC took about 30 days to allow the clients to try it out. We requested a POC to test out some use cases. 

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MH
Owner at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I wasn't involved in the initial setup, so I can't comment on that.

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PD
Assistant Engineer at Harel Mallac Technologies Ltd

The installation is simple, it took us approximately six hours.

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it_user988146 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Cyber Security (CISO) at a marketing services firm with 201-500 employees

The initial installation and setup were pretty much straightforward. We did run into an issue with credentialing. We ended up working through that and got that correct.  

I think it was done fairly quickly overall. When we ran into that credentialing issue, we spent about three weeks or so — almost a month — working through that. The issue meant involving some guys from some of the other IT teams and getting them into the mix to help us out.  

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it_user1336563 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at Yip Intsoi

The solution doesn't really have a complex setup. It's easy to set up and integrate with the endpoint. We install insights at our endpoints to help us collect vulnerability information from there.

We can also install it again and again and use active scanning to conduct vulnerability testing at the endpoints. It's very simple.

Deployment doesn't take long at all. Currently, we can deploy in around two or three days and then integrate it with the endpoint after we've gotten clear instructions from InsightVM.

The steps we choose for implementation are as follows: we first need to follow the instructions to install network communication, from the endpoint to InsightVM. Network communication from the endpoint will go to the scan engine and from the scan engine to the management console of Insight. 

After we satisfy this, we start implementation and we start to deploy the engine to the endpoint. After that, we run a scan from the site configuration of each endpoint scope and we file the report displayed on the dashboard. Lastly, we export the report and provide it to the correct person that needs to be involved at the IT end of things.  

In terms of the number of staff we use for deployment, from our side, we have two people to help manage everything. For the customer, we have four people to coordinate with the internal team. In total, we have six people involved with deployment. Our team includes a deployment engineer and from the customer's side, members of security operations.

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GN
Security Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is definitely straightforward.

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FA
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

When it comes to the process, installation is very easy and does not take long. As a matter of course, installing a VM and connecting to a portal is easy. That is all that is needed. Time-wise, this may take an hour. Once the portal and scanner are connected one can start getting the environment. 

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TJ
IT Security Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial cloud setup was difficult. It took months even though we worked with their professional services.

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IS
Enterprise ICT Security Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward and not complex at all. Our deployment took about three months.

This is mostly a cloud-based solution that works with the assistance of agents and collectors.

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PJ
Vice President at INET Managed Services Co.,LTD.

InsightVM is Window-based. It is easy to install and easy to use.

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MF
Infrastructure Security Architect at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is not complex. As soon as you deploy, you start by opening all of the needed communication tools on all of the target systems. In our situation, we deployed gradually as opposed to doing everyone at the same time.

We have five people who have access to this solution and can maintain it. They do not work on it full-time but can do site scanning and generate reports when needed.

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Smriti Rani - PeerSpot reviewer
System Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I rate InsightVM eight out of 10 for ease of setup. It takes two or three engineers to deploy. The solution requires some maintenance. It's mainly cleaning up data. 

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it_user121395 - PeerSpot reviewer
ITSM & AntiFraud Consultant with 51-200 employees

The initial setup was straightforward, with small user input.

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NK
Security Team Lead at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The setup was straightforward, and not complex.

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it_user606432 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup was easy and straightforward.

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AJ
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

The initial setup of Rapid7 InsightVM was straightforward.

I would rate the ease of setup of Rapid7 InsightVM a three out of five.

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Rapid7 InsightVM
April 2024
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