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Tenable announces launch of
Nessus Essentials solution
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Renaud Deraison,
Chief Technology
Officer and co-
founder, Tenable
T
enable, the cyberexposure company, has announced Nessus
Essentials, an enhanced free version of its market-defining
vulnerability assessment solution (formerly Nessus Home).
Nessus Essentials is designed to be used by students, professors and
people who are starting their cybersecurity careers, helping the next
generation to quickly and easily master vulnerability assessment and
hone their skills.
Global demand for cybersecurity professionals has outstripped supply,
creating a critical skills gap that threatens the digital economy.
According to the CyberSecurity Jobs Report 2018–2021, demand for
cybersecurity talent in 2019 will hit six million jobs globally, but roughly
1.5 million of those positions will remain unfilled.
Tenable is addressing this shortage head-on with Nessus Essentials.
Nessus Essentials is part of the Nessus family of products and one
of the most widely adopted security solutions in the world. Nessus
DEMAND FOR CYBERSECURITY
TALENT IN 2019 WILL HIT
SIX MILLION JOBS GLOBALLY,
BUT ROUGHLY 1.5 MILLION
OF THOSE POSITIONS WILL
REMAIN UNFILLED.
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GLOBAL DEMAND
FOR CYBERSECURITY
PROFESSIONALS HAS
OUTSTRIPPED SUPPLY,
CREATING A CRITICAL SKILLS
GAP THAT THREATENS THE
DIGITAL ECONOMY.
has the industry’s lowest false-positive rate and six-sigma accuracy,
is number one in coverage with more than 100,000 plugins for more
than 45,000 CVEs and the fastest for vulnerability detection with
new plugins released within an average of 24 hours from the time of
vulnerability disclosure. Nessus Essentials now includes:
• Scan anywhere: Nessus Essentials replaces Nessus Home,
eliminating the previous restriction on only using Nessus for
personal, non-commercial use
• Tenable research and community: Receive cyberexposure
alerts and join the Tenable Community discussion from directly
within Nessus Essentials for the latest information on plugins,
major vulnerabilities and original reports plus a peer network for
discussion and collaboration. In 2019 to date, Tenable Research
has published 77 original zero-day vulnerabilities, 99% more than
the closest competitor.
• Classroom guides: Educators around the world can build
vulnerability assessment lesson plans and curriculum
leveraging Nessus.
• In-product tutorials and guidance: Help new users create scans
and analyse results. A free course and certification for Nessus
Essentials will be made available later in 2019.
“Nearly every cybersecurity professional has used Nessus at some
point. Many even learned the fundamentals with Nessus,” said
Renaud Deraison, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder, Tenable.
“Our vision for Nessus Essentials is to advance the next generation
of cyber professionals, whether it’s in the classroom or on the job.
We’re continuing to give back to the community, helping to close the
security skills gap and building a foundation of cybersecurity.” n
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