If you’re a Tenable Nessus customer, you’re already using one of the best tools for vulnerability assessment. But modern threats demand more. Nessus focuses on traditional IT, leaving gaps in dynamic areas like cloud, containers, and operational technology. Its reliance on scan engines limits visibility into ephemeral or restricted assets
To address these challenges, it’s time to evolve to Tenable Vulnerability Management (VM) for risk-based vulnerability management.
Here’s why:
Modernize Your Security Program
Here’s why:
Modernize Your Security Program
- You need more than a monthly list of vulnerabilities that just continues to grow. Tenable Vulnerability Management enables you to actively manage vulnerabilities, so you can reduce the greatest amount of risk with the least amount of effort. Prioritize the assets and vulnerabilities that matter most, effectively manage risk by taking the appropriate action, and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) to understand and communicate the value of your risk-based VM program.
- Passing an audit isn’t the same as being secure. You need to upgrade from infrequent scans of only those network assets that fall within audit scope to continuous assessments of all known assets. In addition, you need to immediately discover and assess any new assets as soon as they appear on your network. By continuously addressing your entire attack surface, Tenable Vulnerability Management eliminates the blind spots that plague legacy tools and enables security teams to discover and assess all their vulnerabilities together.
- CVSS base scores, alone, won’t help you determine what needs to be fixed. Tenable Vulnerability Management bolsters CVSS base scores with extensive contextual data, including the criticality of asset(s) affected, threat and exploit intelligence and a prediction of which vulnerabilities are likely to be exploited in the next 30 days. By understanding the true business risk of each vulnerability, you can focus your remediation efforts on what matters most.
- Save time and gain confidence with automated analyses. Tenable Vulnerability Management employs machine learning automation to continuously correlate, process and analyze petabytes of security data, so you always have the most current analysis of the evolving threat landscape. This helps security teams know they’re fixing the right things, instead of wasting valuable time manually analyzing every vulnerability to determine its level of risk.
- The number of patches you deploy is meaningless if you’re fixing the wrong things. Tenable Vulnerability Management enables you to measure the team’s success by tracking risk exposure for critical assets over time, so you’ll know you’re actually making a difference. And with robust, configurable reporting, you’ll be able to effectively communicate the team’s efficiency to a wide range of stakeholders and gain and maintain management’s confidence in your abilities.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q1: How does Tenable VM justify the higher initial investment and ongoing costs compared to Nessus?
A: Long-term savings: Proactive risk-based management prevents expensive security breaches.
Value-add features: Tenable VM includes advanced tools such as Vulnerability Intelligence, AI Aware, customizable dashboards, role-based access control (RBAC), and third-party integrations for streamlined remediation. These features help maximize the return on investment by reducing manual effort and enhancing security.
Q2: Isn’t Tenable VM more complex to implement and use? Won’t this require specialized training?
A: Not at all. Tenable VM is designed with a user-friendly interface and streamlined workflows to minimize complexity. Additionally, extensive support and training are available to ensure smooth implementation and ongoing use.
Q3: Nessus works fine for us right now. Why should we bother upgrading?
A:While Nessus meets today’s basic needs, threats are constantly evolving. Upgrading to Tenable VM ensures your organization stays ahead of attackers by adopting advanced features that enhance risk management and asset protection.
Structured change management: Tenable provides comprehensive support, training, and guidance during the transition.
Cost and time savings: The upgrade ultimately pays off through efficiency, automation, and reduced disruption risk.
For more detailed information download the document below.
When you’re ready to take the next step in modernizing your security program, you can fill in the form below or visit our contact page, our team of experts are ready to help.
When you’re ready to take the next step in modernizing your security program, you can fill in the form below or visit our contact page, our team of experts are ready to help.
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