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Tenable agrees to buy Cymptom
Tenable Holdings , a cyber exposure company , has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Cymptom , a provider of attack path management solutions . After closing , Cymptom ’ s agentless platform will be integrated into Tenable ’ s threat and vulnerability data to provide an always-on view of every attack path .
“ Risk prioritisation has become a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity . By correlating software vulnerabilities and misconfigurations with network and access data , Cymptom can immediately identify exploitable attack and breach pathways ,” said Nico Popp , Chief Product Officer , Tenable . “ Following the closing of the deal , these compelling analytics will be integrated into Tenable . ep , Tenable ’ s Exposure Platform , and augment the prioritisation , benchmarking , trending and other capabilities which are part of Lumin and available via Tenable . ep .”
Itamar Mizrahi , CEO , Cymptom , said : “ Cymptom and Tenable share a common vision that modern vulnerability management combined with a deep and sophisticated understanding of attackers ’ perspectives is a powerful weapon in stopping breaches and reducing risk to the enterprise . Tenable helps its customers identify the flaws attackers will exploit to gain a foothold and elevate privileges . Cymptom ’ s capabilities will augment Tenable ’ s ability to predict the most likely paths , identify choke points and mitigate flaws before they can be exploited . We are excited to accelerate our mission and eager to work with Tenable ’ s global team .”
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Mandiant bolsters SaaS Platform with integration of new attack surface management module
Mandiant Inc , a provider of dynamic cyber defence and response solutions , has announced the completed integration of Attack Surface Management into the Mandiant Advantage platform following the company ’ s acquisition of Intrigue in August 2021 . Now available , Mandiant Advantage Attack Surface Management enables organisations to obtain a deep understanding of their digital footprint and focus on the vulnerabilities that bad actors are most likely to target .
“ IT environments continue to expand and evolve , making the discovery and continuous monitoring of all digital assets more important than ever , yet increasingly difficult for organisations to manage ,” said Mike Armistead , Senior Vice President , Mandiant Advantage Products , Mandiant . “ Attack Surface Management allows organisations to remain abreast of their ever-changing digital footprint and prioritise risk based on up-to-the-minute threat intelligence . We ’ re excited to provide this critical capability to our customers and look forward to rolling out additional innovative offerings on the Mandiant Advantage platform to help organisations understand , prioritise and remain ahead of threats .”
Jon Oltsik , Senior Principal Analyst and ESG Fellow , said : “ Effective cybersecurity depends on a solid foundation of strong security hygiene and posture management ; however , the rapidly increasing scale and complexity of modern IT environments makes this extremely challenging .” •
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