Tenable Announces Sensitive Data Discovery Capabilities for Nessus 3.Tenable ten·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory. 2. Delivers Content-Aware File Discovery for Sensitive Data-a-Rest COLUMBIA, Md. -- Tenable Network Security, Inc., a leading developer of security management solutions and creator of the popular and award-winning Nessus vulnerability scanner 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. , today announced the general availability of its sensitive data discovery capabilities for Nessus 3 that enable organizations to identify confidential data at rest. Tenable's Nessus 3 provides consultants, managed security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the providers and IT organizations an agent-less, cost-effective capability to identify and report on systems with sensitive data, such as credit cards numbers and Social Security numbers, by actively scanning hard drive contents. There have been many publicized pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. Adj. 1. publicized - made known; especially made widely known publicised cases of financial, academic, federal and commercial institution's systems being compromised and having large volumes of customer credit cards, social security numbers, addresses and phone numbers stolen. In response to the ever-increasing set of systems to audit, Tenable created a set of configurable content checks to help organizations discover and document systems with sensitive data so they can better mitigate their exposure to a potential breach. "We have extended Nessus' capability to identify sensitive data at rest to better prepare IT organizations before a threat becomes real. In addition, we believe that this capability will further arm consultants and other service providers with a cost effective tool to enhance the value of their services to their clients," explains 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. The ability to scan for sensitive data with Nessus is only available to Nessus 3 users that subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; Tenable's Direct Feed. This annual subscription costs $1,200 and includes the latest vulnerability checks, technical support and best-practice system configuration auditing (as recommended by the NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign , CERT and NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ). To learn more about Tenable's Nessus 3 sensitive data discovery capabilities, please visit http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml. To purchase Tenable's Direct Feed online, please visit http://products.nessus.org or request a quote through subscriptions@tenablesecurity.com. About Tenable Network Security Tenable Network Security is a leading provider of network security software solutions for vulnerability, security event, and compliance management. Tenable's award-winning products are utilized by many Global 2000 organizations and Government agencies to discover, unify and manage known vulnerabilities and log data to proactively minimize network risk. For more information, please visit http://www.tenablesecurity.com. |
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