SC Magazine Declares Tenable Network Security's Nessus/NeWT Scanner ''Best Buy''; Tenable Network Security's Nessus and NeWT Vulnerability Scanner named ''Most Capable Scanner Available''.COLUMBIA, Md. -- Tenable ten·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory. 2. Network Security, Inc., today announces that the Tenable Nessus 3.0 and Tenable NeWT 2.2 vulnerability scanning software received SC Magazine's "Best Buy" award in a group test of nine vulnerability scanners A vulnerability scanner is a computer program designed to search for and map systems for weaknesses in an application, computer or network. Step 1, typically the scanner will first look for active IP addresses, open ports, OSes and any applications running. . SC Magazine recognized Nessus and NeWT as "arguably ar·gu·a·ble adj. 1. Open to argument: an arguable question, still unresolved. 2. That can be argued plausibly; defensible in argument: three arguable points of law. the most capable scanner available." Tenable's Nessus and NeWT scanners received five stars and "is our Best Buy in the pure scanner category for its comprehensive vulnerability scanning and its option for direct notification of new plug-ins." "Nessus has become the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for vulnerability scanning delivering exactly the flexibility and precision that organizations need to audit and protect their networks," said Ron Gula, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Tenable Network Security. "We are very proud of this recognition from SC Magazine and will continue to provide world-class research at affordable prices." For corporations and government agencies that want to leverage and extend Nessus, Tenable produces highly optimized, turn-key enterprise vulnerability and security event management solutions. Tenable's enterprise vulnerability management product, Security Center (formerly Lightning Console) adds powerful scan scheduling, asset tagging, remediation tracking and reporting as well as vulnerability correlation with intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. events, to improve incident response prioritization. For more information or to download Nessus or NeWT, please visit www.nessus.org. To securely order a Direct Feed subscription, please visit https://products.nessus.org. To read the full SC Magazine review, please visit http://www.scmagazine.com/us/products/ productdetails/4a168148-b2c1-71df-ec99-accb719de8b2/nessusnewt-/ (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About Tenable Network Security, Inc. Tenable Network Security is a leading provider of network security software solutions for enterprise vulnerability and security event management. Tenable's award-winning products are utilized by many Global 2000 organizations as well as federal government departments and agencies to unify vulnerabilities detected with active, passive and host-based auditing with enterprise security log data to precisely assess and proactively minimize network risk. For more information, please visit us at http://www.tenablesecurity.com. |
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