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If you’ve never heard the term “smart city” before, you are soon going to be hearing it a lot. Smart city technology uses data sensors and analytics, the IoT, information and communication technology to improve the efficiency of city services and the quality of our lives. Smart cities monitor and manage physical assets, infrastructure, connectivity, and information services that affect citizens on a daily basis.

The same services we use to connect our networks to the vast resources of the internet can be used against us if not properly secured. Many of the most effective exploits leverage vulnerabilities in common web services, making our jobs more difficult because connectivity is synonymous with exposure. Finding the balance between easy access to resources and securing the network against exploitation is a major challenge that every organization faces, but one that Tenable can help overcome.

Earlier this week, guest speaker Josh Zelonis, Senior Analyst at Forrester, and Michael Applebaum, VP Product Marketing at Tenable spoke at a webinar about some of the big trends in vulnerability management in 2017.

You can access an on-demand recording anytime on our Webinars web page. If you’re wondering what it was all about, here are a few highlights.

Forrester survey results

49% of organizations suffered one or more breaches in the past year

What systems on your network need attention now? With all the administrative work you need to have done by yesterday, how do you prioritize mitigation efforts to deal with host vulnerabilities? The enhanced vulnerability detection capabilities of Tenable.io™ can help you make the best prioritization decisions for keeping your network secure.

Securing the government’s information systems is one of the most important tasks facing the new administration. It is a challenge that agencies have struggled with for over 20 years, and with the increasing complexity of federal networks, it is becoming more difficult. Like their private industry colleagues, agencies are turning to cloud and IoT technologies to increase access and efficiencies. In doing so, they must address the exposure of their entire attack surface, including legacy platforms and these new technologies.