Published: February 04, 2011
Tenable's Nessus ProfessionalFeed Receives Perfect Score in SC Magazine 2011 Group Test
COLUMBIA, Md. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Tenable Network Security, Inc., the leader in unified security
monitoring and creator of the popular and award-winning Nessus
vulnerability scanner, announced today that SC Magazine has named
Tenable's Nessus ProfessionalFeed as the Recommended product for
pure-play vulnerability assessment in 2011. Nessus was one of twelve
vulnerability assessment products evaluated by SC Magazine and received
five out of five stars across all categories - features, ease of use,
performance, documentation, support, and value for money.
"We found the web GUI to be intuitive to navigate with a clean,
organized layout. Scanning policies can easily be created, as well as
highly customized for excellent flexibility. While this tool may be
small, it does pack a significant punch. To further add punch, multiple
scanners can be managed from the Tenable's SecurityCenter to meet the
needs of any size environment," said Peter Stephenson, Technology
Editor, SC Magazine. "Another perennial and well-deserved favorite, this
is our Recommended choice for pure-play vulnerability assessment."
A Tenable Nessus ProfessionalFeed subscription is required by commercial
organizations to use Nessus to scan their network, perform compliance
audits, obtain support and receive updates to Tenable's database of
vulnerability checks. A ProfessionalFeed subscription provides the
following benefits:
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The license to operate Nessus in a commercial environment
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The newest Nessus plugins as soon as they are released
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The ability to perform an unlimited amount of PCI DSS compliance audits
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The ability to perform web application audits of custom and embedded
applications to test for cross-site scripting, SQL injection and much
more.
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The ability to conduct operating system, application and SQL database
configuration audits against CERT, CIS, DISA STIGs, GLBA, HIPAA, NIST
SCAP FDCC / USGCB, NSA and PCI standards.
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The ability to conduct audits on content such as pornography,
personally identifiable information (credit cards, SSN, etc.)
corporate spreadsheets and much more.
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Access to SCADA vulnerability checks to detect and audit control
system devices
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The ability to download a Nessus 4 VMware Virtual Appliance, which
works with VMware ESX, Server, Workstation and Fusion.
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Access to operational and technical assistance from Tenable's
experienced support staff to aid in the deployment and use of Nessus
scanners, as well as assistance in customizing audit policies for
compliance checks or content checks.
"We are thrilled that SC Magazine recognizes the powerful features and
ease of use of the Nessus ProfessionalFeed and designates it as their
recommended choice for pure-play vulnerability assessment," said Renaud
Deraison, Tenable's Chief Research Officer and creator of Nessus.
To learn more about Nessus and the ProfessionalFeed, please visit http://www.tenable.com/nessus.
To read SC Magazine's review, please visit: http://www.scmagazineus.com/tenable-network-security-nessus-professionalfeed/review/3413/
About Tenable Network Security
Tenable Network Security is the leader in unified security monitoring.
Tenable provides agentless solutions for continuous monitoring of
vulnerabilities, configurations, data leakage, log analysis and
compromise detection. Tenable's award-winning products are utilized by
many Global 2000 organizations and Government agencies to proactively
minimize network risk. For more information, please visit http://www.tenable.com.

Tenable Network Security
Susan Corbin, 410-872-0555
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