About Nessus - Vulnerability Scanner
Nessus, developed by Tenable, is the gold standard for vulnerability assessment. It delivers comprehensive detection of vulnerabilities, configuration issues, and malware across a wide range of assets including traditional IT, cloud infrastructure, containers, and OT environments.
With over 70,000 plugins and a low false positive rate, Nessus provides actionable results that help security teams prioritize remediation efforts. The scanner supports authenticated and unauthenticated scanning, agent-based assessment, and integrates with Tenable's broader exposure management platform.
About Tenable
Tenable is a global cybersecurity company focused on exposure management. Founded in 2002, Tenable helps organizations understand and reduce cyber risk across their attack surface.