Tenable Enhances AI Features for Advanced Attack Path Analytics and Mitigation

Tenable, known for its Exposure Management solutions, has recently upgraded its Tenable One Exposure Management Platform with new capabilities provided by ExposureAI. These enhancements are designed to streamline the process for customers to directly interrogate the AI engine, allowing for the swift identification and mitigation of cybersecurity risks.

Digging Deeper into ExposureAI

The cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence within ExposureAI enables users to efficiently outline potential attack vectors, query the AI assistant for information, and receive detailed mitigation strategies. This system is elevated by Google Cloud's powerful Gemini models in Vertex AI, ensuring top-notch AI applications for search and conversational interactions.

The Cybersecurity Challenge

Currently, organizations grapple with a rising tide of security exposures and increasingly sophisticated threats. This struggle is compounded by a significant shortfall in skilled cybersecurity professionals worldwide. Security experts are often overwhelmed by the complexity and volume of potential attack paths that need attention.

How Tenable's AI Assists

To address these challenges, Tenable Attack Path Analysis leverages generative AI capabilities. It aims to augment preventive security measures by providing clear and concise explanations of attack paths, as well as direct mitigation advice.

New features that bolster this effort include:

• Attack Path Summary: Allows for a quick overview of each attack path within a centralized interface, detailing an attacker's possible points of exploitation.
• AI Assistant: An interactive feature where users can ask specific questions regarding individual components of an attack path.
• Mitigation Guidance: Delivers clear and precise guidance on how to address vulnerabilities for individual attack paths, thus saving time and enhancing efficiency.

Expert Commentary

Glen Pendley, CTO of Tenable, emphasizes that the integration of ExposureAI with Google Cloud's AI capabilities significantly reduces the effort and time in determining the correct remedial actions for cybersecurity risks. Eric Doerr, VP of Security Engineering at Google Cloud, reiterates the importance of integrating such generative AI technologies into security solutions, which empowers defenders to manage cybersecurity challenges more effectively.

Comprehensive Coverage with Tenable One

Tenable One is an extensive platform that includes solutions for vulnerability management, cloud and OT security, external attack surface management (EASM), identity security, and more. It aims to provide a broad and continuous view over potential exposures, facilitating a more proactive approach in protecting digital assets.

About Tenable

Tenable is at the forefront of Exposure Management, with a client base that spans the Fortune 500 and global government agencies. The company is the origin of Nessus, extending its vulnerability assessment know-how to create the first-of-its-kind platform that secures digital assets across various computing environments.

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