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Tenable completes acquisition of Ermetic
Tenable has confirmed the closure of its acquisition of cloud-native application protection platform ( CNAPP ) company Ermetic – a leading provider of cloud infrastructure entitlement management ( CIEM ).
The acquisition combines two cybersecurity innovators and marks an important milestone in Tenable ’ s mission to shift organizations to proactive security .
This combination of Tenable and Ermetic offerings will add capabilities to both the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform and the Tenable Cloud Security solution to deliver market-leading contextual risk visibility , prioritization and remediation across infrastructure and identities – both onpremises and in the cloud .
With unified CNAPP , iron-clad CSPM protection , and industry-leading CIEM , security teams receive the context and prioritization guidance to make efficient and accurate remediation decisions .
“ The unique combination of Tenable and Ermetic will give customers tightly integrated CNAPP capabilities for cloud environments , delivered through an elegant user experience that minimizes complexity and speeds adoption ,” said Amit Yoran , Chairman and CEO , Tenable .
“ We ’ re delivering unparalleled insights into identities and access , which are absolutely critical to securing cloud environments . And with the integration of insights from Tenable One , customers can also consolidate , simplify and reduce costs .”
The Tenable One Exposure Management Platform is pitched as enabling customers to gain a more complete , accurate and actionable view of their attack surface . Exposure management shifts preventive security from securing technology silos to applying contextual risk intelligence to protect the business .
The acquisition of Ermetic is said to accelerate this shift for Tenable customers , adding a depth of cloud security expertise and capabilities that provide context to prioritize risk and simplify remediation .
Ermetic adds analytical strength to ExposureAI , more contextual relationships and deep data insights allowing Tenable One to be pitched as an even more effective platform for preventive security .
Ermetic will also expand and augment Tenable Cloud Security , which enables security teams to continuously assess the security posture of cloud environments , offering full visibility and helping to prioritize efforts based on business risk . p
Security teams will no longer need to be cloud security experts to understand where the most urgent risks exist and what to do about them .
Tenable and Ermetic together say they stand ready to help organizations address some of the most difficult challenges in cybersecurity today :
• Simplifying security management to meet the increasing demands of cloud infrastructure growth
• Reducing the risk caused by an explosion in volume of user and machine identities in the cloud
• Understanding the complex relationships and risks across all assets and identities .
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