Frequently Asked Questions About the MITRE CVE Program Expiration and Renewal
Concerns about the future of the MITRE CVE Program continue to circulate. The Tenable Security Response Team has created this FAQ to help provide clarity and context around this developing situation....
Oracle April 2025 Critical Patch Update Addresses 171 CVEs
Oracle addresses 171 CVEs in its second quarterly update of 2025 with 378 patches, including 40 critical updates.BackgroundOn April 15, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2025, the second quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 171 unique CVEs in 378 security...
MITRE CVE Program Funding Extended For One Year
MITRE’s CVE program has been an important pillar in cybersecurity for over two decades. While CISA secured funding on April 16 to extend the program for the next year, the lack of clarity surrounding its long-term future creates great uncertainty about how newly discovered vulnerabilities will be ca...
You Have Exposure Management Questions. We’ve Got Answers
Each Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we feature the first Exposure Management Academy FAQ. We’ll run these FAQs from time to time to share some of the mos...
Geopolitics Just Cranked Up Your Threat Model, Again. Here’s What Cyber Pros Need to Know
If it feels like your entire cybersecurity program is once again operating on a geopolitical fault line, you're not imagining things....
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Beware of Mobile Spyware Attacks, Cyber Agencies Warn, While Corporate Boards Get Cyber Governance Guidance
Check out why a global geopolitical spyware campaign could ensnare mobile users outside of its target groups. Plus, the U.K.’s cyber agency offers cyber governance resources to boards of directors. Also, find out what webinar attendees told Tenable about using port scanning and service discovery to ...
Frequently Asked Questions About Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Integrating with AI for Agentic Applications
The emergence of Model Context Protocol for AI is gaining significant interest due to its standardization of connecting external data sources to large language models (LLMs). While these updates are good news for AI developers, they raise some security concerns. In this blog we address FAQs about MC...
Stronger Cloud Security in Five: The Importance of Cloud Configuration Security
Mismanaging configurations in your multi-cloud environment can put you at an elevated risk for cyber attacks. In the first installment of our “Stronger Cloud Security in Five” blog series, we outline five best practices for boosting your cloud configuration management....
Microsoft’s April 2025 Patch Tuesday Addresses 121 CVEs (CVE-2025-29824)
Microsoft addresses 121 CVEs including one zero-day which was exploited in the wild....
How To Implement Just-In-Time Access: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
With the just-In-time (JIT) access control method, privileges are granted temporarily on an as-needed basis. This reduces static entitlements, lowering the risk of compromised accounts and preventing privilege creep. In this blog, we’ll share how we implemented JIT access internally at Tenable using...
Five Steps to Move to Exposure Management
Each Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, we explore the five steps to take on your journey to exposure management....
Cybersecurity Snapshot: SANS Recommends Six Controls To Secure AI Systems, While NCSC Warns About Outdated API Security Methods
Check out the security controls that SANS Institute says are essential for protecting your AI systems. Plus, the U.K. NCSC urges organizations to adopt newer API security practices. In addition, CISA and other cyber agencies warn that attackers are using “fast flux” techniques to conceal their actio...