Tenable
By Liat Hayun, Vice President of Cloud Product Management, Tenable
The cloud has become the lifeblood of modern businesses. Its flexibility, scalability, and ever-expanding range of storage technologies have fueled a data explosion. From object storage for massive media archives to NoSQL databases for real-time analytics, organizations are embracing a diverse cloud data landscape.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is another key driver behind the ever-increasing volume and variety of data stored in the cloud. As AI applications become more sophisticated, they require more data to learn and function effectively. This creates a virtuous cycle - more data stored and used leads to a wider range of AI use cases, attracting even more users. But with each new user, data type, and storage solution, the attack surface expands.
Traditional, perimeter-based security struggles in the dynamic world of cloud storage. Data is constantly on the move, residing in various locations and formats. The cloud presents unique challenges and opportunities for data security, making it crucial for organizations to include data security as part of their cloud security strategy, allowing them to address the full spectrum of responsibilities that accompany collecting, storing and using data. This includes automatically and continuously scanning data assets, discovering and monitoring sensitive data and alerting on any potential risk. This led to the creation of Eureka Security, a Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) solution, recently acquired by Tenable.
Cloud security solutions offer valuable tools, but without data analysis, they lack the context needed to prioritize the organization’s most sensitive assets. They excel at securing the cloud environment itself, but fail to address the data residing within. Conversely, DSPM acts like a powerful spotlight illuminating the data, but without broader cloud security measures, it can't prevent unauthorized access or breaches that exploit vulnerabilities in the cloud infrastructure. For robust data protection, both are essential. DSPM pinpoints the valuables, while cloud security builds the secure vault around them.
Our DSPM technology offers significant advantages. It empowers organizations with deep data discovery and classification, ensuring sensitive information is identified and prioritized for protection. This intrinsic visibility allows for focused security measures and simplifies compliance efforts. When integrated with Tenable Cloud Security, a Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP), it becomes a force multiplier. By providing context to security alerts generated by Tenable Cloud Security, our DSPM capabilities help prioritize threats based on the data involved. This not only streamlines remediation efforts but also enables a data-centric security posture that safeguards the most critical assets.
The future of cloud security lies in a unified approach that addresses the full spectrum of threats. CNAPP platforms are evolving to become the central nervous system of cloud security, offering a single pane of glass for managing vulnerabilities, workload protection, and access control. The integration of DSPM capabilities into Tenable Cloud Security represents a significant step toward this vision. As CNAPP platforms continue to expand, we can expect a future where cloud security becomes as seamless and scalable as the cloud itself.