Tenable Network Security Releases Nessus 3 for Windows Platform.Enhancements to the Market Leading 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. Continue COLUMBIA, Md. -- Tenable ten·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible: a tenable theory. 2. Network Security, Inc., a leading developer of security management solutions and creator of the popular and award-winning Nessus vulnerability scanner, announced today the immediate general availability of Nessus 3.0.4 for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , OSX See Mac OS X. and the much anticipated Windows version. The changes and enhancements to Nessus will benefit over 75,000 organizations worldwide which utilize the vulnerability detection tool. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a survey conducted by the Institute for Applied Network Security, "75% of major organizations are using Nessus." "Nessus users will now have even more options to assess the security of every device on their networks by utilizing this powerful tool now with the added convenience and the ease of use of Windows applications," says Renaud Deraison, Chief Research Officer of Tenable. Nessus 3 on Windows, like its Unix counterparts, allows users to scan an unlimited amount of devices. To receive the latest vulnerability checks from Tenable's Research Group, access to the host based (1) A system controlled by a central or main computer. A host-based system typically refers to a hierarchical communications system controlled by a central computer. (2) configuration and compliance checks and technical support, users can 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. To learn more about the Direct Feed from Tenable please visit: http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/direct.shtml. In addition to being the market leading network vulnerability scanner, Tenable's Nessus 3 offers a variety of ways to verify configurations and audit against policies. For enterprises interested in vulnerability management, Tenable's enterprise risk management offering, Security Center 3.0, is extremely powerful for managing Nessus 3 and conducting compliance audits and communicating the results to many different stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. . For more information about managing compliance with Tenable products please visit: http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/sc.shtml. Nessus can be obtained by visiting http://www.nessus.org. For more Tenable comments on the Nessus 3.0.4 release, please visit: http://blog.tenablesecurity.com. About Tenable Network Security Tenable Network Security is a leading provider of network security software solutions for enterprise vulnerability, security event, and compliance management. Tenable's award-winning products are utilized by many Global 2000 organizations as well as federal government 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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