Tenable unveils AI Exposure for unified cyber risk view

Tenable has released Tenable One AI Exposure, an addition to its Tenable One Exposure Management Platform that focuses on how organisations find and manage security risk linked to artificial intelligence use across systems and services.

The company said the product groups AI protection, discovery and usage governance into the same platform. Tenable said the scope includes SaaS platforms, cloud services, APIs and agents.

AI visibility

Tenable described what it calls an "AI Exposure Gap". It said many security teams have limited insight into where AI tools run inside an organisation. The company also pointed to uncertainty over the data and processes those tools access, as well as ownership and user interaction.

Tenable said Tenable One AI Exposure continuously discovers AI across internal and external environments, including on-premises systems and cloud infrastructure. The company said the platform produces an inventory view that links where AI operates with how it connects to other services.

The company said the discovery function covers sanctioned and shadow AI. It said it spans applications, workloads, APIs and agents across internal, cloud and external environments.

Exposure mapping

Tenable said the platform correlates AI usage with infrastructure, identity and data to show how exposure forms across connected systems. It said this approach identifies potential AI attack paths. It also said it improves prioritisation by focusing on what it described as business impact.

The company said the same view reduces noise by bringing data sources together. It presented this as part of its broader exposure management approach for cyber risk.

Governance tools

Tenable said the new release includes functions for remediation and governance. It said organisations can reduce AI risk by addressing misconfigurations and exposed services. It also said the platform can enforce AI acceptable-use policies and limit data exposure.

Tenable said the product generates audit-ready evidence for governance and compliance activity.

"Tenable One brings AI exposure out of silos and into a unified operational model for cyber risk where it can be seen, understood and reduced," said Eric Doerr, Chief Product Officer, Tenable. "By connecting the dots between AI risk and the larger business risk, Tenable delivers the visibility and context security leaders need for informed proactive defence."

Market signals

Tenable also pointed to recent analyst research coverage. The company cited a Gartner report on "AI Vendor Race" that assessed AI-powered exposure assessment.

The company said the Gartner report described Tenable as a front-runner and highlighted vulnerability assessment, asset and attack surface discovery, support for third-party telemetry ingestion and AI.

Tenable also referenced its placement in a Gartner Magic Quadrant for Exposure Assessment Platforms. The company said it was positioned highest for Ability to Execute and furthest to the right for Completeness of Vision.

Tenable One AI Exposure sits within Tenable's wider exposure management offering, which the company positions as a unified way for security teams to identify and reduce cyber risk across IT infrastructure, cloud environments and other operational areas. The company said the Tenable platform serves about 44,000 customers globally.

Tenable said the Tenable One platform now includes AI security functions alongside its existing exposure management features.