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The Big Red Button and the Kill Switch
I have no idea if I had a role in the "Internet Kill Switch" debacle, but it's possible that I was one of the pushes that got that particularly horrible ball rolling. Back in 2002, when I was between jobs, I did a talk at CSI in Chicago, about the need for organizations to be better able to react…
Recap: Geeking Out II with Marcus
Ron and I spent most of the webcast rotating around the theme of detection algorithms: how do you determine what is normal and what is not? We started off with one of my favorite questions, "Are there only two algorithms? Statistics - of some sort - or matching?" I think that, by the time we were…
Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 163 - "Bind Vulnerability, Windows Hardening"
Announcements We're hiring! - Visit the Tenable website for more information about open positions. Check out our video channel on YouTube which contains new Nessus and SecurityCenter tutorials. Tenable Tweets - You can find us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tenablesecurity where we make…
Using Nessus to Audit Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Configurations
Trust, but Verify Recently, Tenable added audit files for Nessus ProfessionalFeed users allowing them to audit Microsoft SharePoint server configurations. The audit policy uses both operating system and database information from a SharePoint server farm and compares it against the settings…
Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 145 - "Source Code Leaks, Problems with Computer Security"
<h3>Announcements</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.tenable.com/careers/">We're hiring</a>! - Visit the Tenable website for more information about open positions.</li> <li>Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/tenablesecurity">our video channel on YouTube</a> which contains new Nessus and…
Tenable Releases SecurityCenter Continuous View
<p>Today, Tenable <a href="http://www.tenable.com/news-events/press-releases/2012-tenable-network-security-unveils-securitycenter-continuous-view" target="_self" title="Tenable Network Security Unveils SecurityCenter Continuous View">announced </a>the availability of a new edition of SecurityCenter…
Detecting Known Malware Processes Using Nessus
Editor's note (Feb. 20, 2026): The material in this blog no longer reflects current product capabilities. Tenable documentation offers the latest guidance for configuring Nessus scans here: https://docs.tenable.com/nessus/Content/ScanAndPolicyTemplates.htm
Tenable Network Security Podcast Episode 119 - "Macs Don't Get Viruses, Detecting OS X Malware"
<h3>Announcements</h3> <ul> <p><li><a href="http://www.nessus.org/news-events/press-releases/2012-tenable-network-security-certified-as-approved-scanning-vendor-asv-b">Tenable Network Security Certified as Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) by PCI Security Standards Council</a>.</li></p> <p><li…
SecurityCenter 4.2 and Community Dashboard Site Released
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