Posts by Michael Huffman

3 min Nexpose

Nexpose Dimensional Data Warehouse and Reporting Data Model: What's the Difference?

The Data Warehouse Export recently [/2016/11/24/dimensional-data-warehouse-export-part-of-nexpose-646] added support for a Dimensional Model for its export schema. This provides a much more comprehensive, accessible, and scalable model of data than the previous (now referred to as "Legacy") model. The foundation for this dimensional model is the same as the Reporting Data Model, which backs the built-in reporting for SQL Query Export. So what exactly is the difference between the Reporting Data

3 min Nexpose

Vulnerability Assessment Reports in Nexpose: The Right Tool for the Right Job

Nexpose supports a variety of complementary reporting solutions that allows you to access, aggregate, and take action upon your scan data. However, knowing which solution is best for the circumstance can sometimes be confusing, so let's review what's available to help you pick the right tool for the job. I want to pull a vulnerability assessment report out of Nexpose. What are my options? Web Interface The Nexpose web interface provides a quick and easy way to navigate through your data. You ca

2 min API

SQL Export Report using the API

This morning we published the release of the new SQL Query Export [/2013/12/18/give-me-access-to-my-data] report. Simultaneously the Nexpose Gem [http://rubygems.org/gems/nexpose] has released version 0.6.0 [https://github.com/rapid7/nexpose-client/wiki/Changes-to-the-Nexpose-Gem-in-Version-0.6.0] to support this new report format in all the reporting API calls (you must update to this latest version to run the report). When the SQL Query Export is paired with adhoc-report generation, you are a