Tenable Cloud Security Features

Access pre-built and custom reports and dashboards.

Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to better handle IT support tickets and service.

Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks

Allows users to create, edit, and relinquish user access privileges.

Provides required reports to manage business. Provides adequate logging to troubleshoot and support auditing.

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.

Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns.

Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest.

Analyzes data associated with security configurations and infrastructure to provide vulnerability insights and best practices.

Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols.

Monitors data quality and sends alerts based on violations or misuse.

Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns.

Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest.

Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols.

Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse.

Identifies potential network security risks, vulnerabilities, and compliance impacts.

Creates reports outlining log activity and relevant metrics.

Allows users to create, edit, and relinquish user access privileges.

Ensures user access management, data lineage, and data encryption.

Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards.

Allows administrators to set policies for security and data governance.

Analyzes data associated with web traffic and site performance to provide vulnerability insights and best practices.

Creates new or streamlines existing workflows to better handle IT support tickets and service.

Documents access and alterations of the database for analytics and reporting.

Unveils data connected to infrastructure and applications used to help manage and maintain compliance within complex IT systems.

Supports LDAP Protocol to enable access control and governance.

Creates access requirements and standards and establishes user, roles, and access rights.

Allows administrators to approve or reject access changes to using defined workflows.

Automates provisioning and deprovisioning to reduce the amount of administrative manual work.

Reduces manual administrative work.

Manages identity information from on-premise and cloud applications.

Automatically allows access if users meet policy requirements.

Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Maintain and control user sessions (including session tracking, timeouts and termination) in a web application or system

Generate and store passwords in an encrypted database and assist in retrieving lost or forgotten passwords

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization

Control and manage access to company resources

Track status, assign actions, and control access to systems for devices within the organization

Streamline the flow of work processes by establishing triggers and alerts that notify and route information to the appropriate people when their action is required within the compensation process.

Integrates additional security tools to automate security and incident response processes.

Allows users to track and control activity across cloud services and providers.

Protects sensitive data by disguising or encrypting data, keeping it usable by the organization and approved parties.

Manages policies for user data access and data encryption.

Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest.

Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns.

Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards.

Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols.

Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse.

Allows for reporting and documentation of individual user behavior and privileges.

Track issues as vulnerabilities are discovered. Documents activity throughout the resolution process.

The rate at which scans accurately detect all vulnerabilities associated with the target.

The rate at which scans falsely indicate detection of a vulnerability when no vulnerabilitiy legitimately exists.

Runs pre-scripted vulnerability scans without requiring manual work.

Automatically identify and flag unusual behaviors and malicious software

Allows users to scan applications and networks for specific compliance requirements.

Analyzes network devices, servers and operating systems for vulnerabilities.

Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance.

Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities

Scan the initial code written for application development

Allows users to perfrom hands-on live simulations and penetration tests.

Scans application source code for security flaws without executing it.

Scans functional applications externally for vulnerabilities like SQL injection or XSS.

Analyze potential risks across the organization

Provides support for Multi-Factor authentication, so users are required to provide multiple factors to authenticate.

Provides a single access point for users to access multiple cloud products without multiple logins.

Enables users to bring-your-own-device to access company applications.

Stores credentials and passwords in a secure vault. Eliminates hard-coded passwords. Hides passwords from users.

Ensures that credentials are centrally stored (in a secure vault) and when changed, that systems remain connected.

Allows privileges based on roles, such as business unit or other factors.

Configure which events will trigger a notification to prevent privileged access abuse in real-time.

Offers live session recording and playback for compliance and auditing purposes.

Offers the option to hide passwords when sharing with users, such as contract workers

Allows for temporary privileges for a defined task or period of time, to reduce the risk of credential abuse.

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Remotely monitor and manage client networks, endpoints, systems, and devices via locally installed applications

Manage usernames, account numbers, passwords, biometric data, public access keys, and other documentation

Manage and track all disruptions and incidents

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources

Request two or more credentials to prove user's identity before granting access to systems

Simplifies or automates user provisioning, deprovisioning, and other user role changes.

Offers password management tools to end users.

Offers single sign-on functionalities to end users, allowing them to authenticate once and be given access to all of their company accounts.

Enforces user-access policies based on individual, role type, group membership or other factors to prevent unauthorized access to company systems and data.

Authenticates users prior to granting access to company systems.

Offers multi-factor authentication methods to verify a user's identity.

Extra layer of security that requires not only a password and username but also something specific to that user

Provides audit logs for compliance reasons.

Monitors, records, and logs both real-time and post-event activity.

Detects abnormal user behavior to mitigate risks.

Creates a comprehnsive log of all activities when utilizing Privileged Access Management Software software.

Includes reporting functionality.

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Tracks infrastructure resource needs and alerts administrators or automatically scales usage to minimize waste.

Monitors performance and statistics related to memory, caches and connections.

Detects anomalies in functionality, user accessibility, traffic flows, and tampering.

Actively monitors status of work stations either on-premise or remote.

Provides an IAM solution for on-prem systems.

Provides an IAM solution for cloud-based systems.

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Provides reporting functionality.

Log and report all modifications to user roles and access rights.

Provide standardized reports for regulatory compliance and audits.

Generate one-off reports that meet information requirements

Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals

Active reporting of data and metrics

Offers data loss prevention tools to protect data from leaving the environments it is allowed to.

Monitors configuration rule sets and policy enforcement measures and document changes to maintain compliance.

Allows users to track and control security policies across cloud services and providers.

Provides a risk-based approach to determining trust within the network.

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.

Provides all-encompassing display and analysis of environments, resources, traffic, and activity across networks.

Detect new assets as they enter a cloud environments and networks to add to asset inventory.

Facilitates the proactive search for emerging threats as they target servers, endpoints, and networks.

Analyzes your existing cloud, network, and IT infrastructure to outline access points that can be easily compromised.

Stores information related to new and common vulnerabilities and how to resolve them once incidents occur.

Allows for vulnerability ranking by customized risk and threat priorities.

Helps define policies for access management

Uses principle of least privilege to ensure access control at granular level of specific resources and apps

Enables organization to define roles and assign access based on these roles

Streamlines the management of user access through AI

Tracks and logs user activities, access requests, and changes to entitlements

Detects and remediates risky, misconfigured permissions for human and machine identities using AI

Provides visibility into all users and identities across the system

Provides reporting capabilities to demonstrate compliance

Scans containers, workloads, and kubernetes clusters for any misconfigurations or vulnerabilities.

Monitor live environments for anomalies, risks and threats to ensure rapid response.

Integrates with CI/CD pipelines to detect security risks early in the development life cycle.

Consolidate all security data across the tech and cloud stacks into one dashboard.

Offers an AI-powered engine to provide remediation guidance to the user based on the type of threat.

Uses context-aware analysis to identify critical and non-critical risks across vulnerabilities.

Help detect anomalies across cloud workloads which could help present a potential breach.

Offers a unified view of all cloud assets across multi-cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP etc.

Continuously scans cloud environments for any misconfigurations, and provide benchmarks and guided remediation.

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Improves performance based on feedback and experience

Grant access based on user attributes, location, device posture or risk.

Automate onboarding, offboarding, and access reviews throughout user lifecycles.

Enable users to reset passwords and update profiles without admin support.

Accounts held by members of an organization

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Allow multiple users with individual logins and varying permissions to use the same account, software, portal, or service

Identify unusual access patterns using machine learning models.

Dynamically adjust access policies based on risk and AI-generated insights.

Suggest appropriate user roles based on usage patterns and peer behavior.

Integrate with existing security infrastructure (SIEM, CASB, IAM, DSPM/CSPM/SSPM) to bring AI‑SPM into the wider security ecosystem.

Discover AI applications, agents, chatbots and integrations across SaaS, APIs and other environments.

Support continuous updates to policies and controls as AI‑tool usage evolves and new threats emerge.

Monitor data flows, permissions and resource access associated with AI integrations and tools.

Enforce AI‑specific security policies in real time, such as limiting agent permissions and blocking unauthorized AI activity.

Continuously assess AI integration risks including misconfigurations, policy violations and exposure to external AI services.

Provide dashboards, risk scores and prioritisation for remediation across the AI‑asset estate.

Monitor AI‑generated content for sensitive/regulated information and apply remediation or blocking controls.

Maintain audit logs, governance controls and reporting tied specifically to AI assets, agent behaviours and integrations.

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Automatically create schedules based on business needs or employee availability and qualifications

Integrates with Active Directory

At least a username and password is required to access the system

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Initiate collection and analysis of known risks

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

Process of checking different types of data for accuracy to avoid errors or inconsistencies

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Identify or authenticate a person's identity through biological data such as fingerprints or facial patterns.

Systematic evaluation of the security of a company's overall security system and situation

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Receive data and information in real time

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Compliant with HIPAA, which sets standards for sensitive patient data protection

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Alter the layout and content of reports

Analyze potential risks across the organization

Set & manage permission levels based on user roles and restrict access to only authorized individuals

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval

Systematic evaluation of the security of a company's overall security system and situation

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Process of checking different types of data for accuracy to avoid errors or inconsistencies

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Compliant with HIPAA, which sets standards for sensitive patient data protection

Track and analyse user behavior within a system or network

Define levels of authorization for access to specific applications

Allow multiple users with individual logins and varying permissions to use the same account, software, portal, or service

Store, process, and transmit cardholder data in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Automatically scan the network for devices and take pre-defined actions upon discovery

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Tracks and makes accessible data on the health of servers and other network components.

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats

Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access

Compliant with HIPAA, which sets standards for sensitive patient data protection

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security issues and taking appropriate action to protect systems and data from potential harm

Protect users working remotely and provide secure environments for personal devices to access company programs

Schedule predetermined or ad hoc maintenance services and labor requests

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Systematic evaluation of the security of a company's overall security system and situation

Identify and respond to security threats to developed applications

Convert data into a code for security

Prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources

Active reporting of data and metrics

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access

Prevents, detects and removes malware

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Extend virtual private network over public networks to enable protected information exchange

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Techniques to prevent and filter unwanted or unsolicited email spam from reaching a user's inbox

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Graphical representation of data

System alerts about the need to escalate an issue or request

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy

Continuously vetting activities within the container application environment including hosts, open ports, protocols and payloads.

Information to prevent, understand and identify cyber threats

Safeguards to protect network vulnerabilities

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Classify levels of threat and organize actions based on priorities

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Protect against code driven website security attack techniques

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Protect incoming and outgoing communications against malware, spam, display spoofing, and other threats

Identify and respond to security threats to web applications

Protect passwords from security threats

Crawling and indexing web pages

The process of identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing the vulnerabilities in a system.