Despite Recent Security Hardening, Entra ID Synchronization Feature Remains Open for Abuse
Microsoft synchronization capabilities for managing identities in hybrid environments are not without their risks. In this blog, Tenable Research explores how potential weaknesses in these synchronization options can be exploited....
Verizon 2025 DBIR: Tenable Research Collaboration Shines a Spotlight on CVE Remediation Trends
The 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) reveals that vulnerability exploitation was present in 20% of breaches — a 34% increase year-over-year. To support the report, Tenable Research contributed enriched data on the most exploited vulnerabilities. In this blog, we analyze 17 edge-...
CISA BOD 25-01 Compliance: What U.S. Government Agencies Need to Know
U.S. government agencies are required to bring their Microsoft 365 cloud services into compliance with a recent Binding Operational Directive. Here’s how Tenable can help....
Frequently Asked Questions About Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Integrating with AI for Agentic Applications
The emergence of Model Context Protocol for AI is gaining significant interest due to its standardization of connecting external data sources to large language models (LLMs). While these updates are good news for AI developers, they raise some security concerns. In this blog we address FAQs about MC...
How To Harden GitLab Permissions with Tenable
If your organization uses GitLab for managing your software development lifecycle, you must ensure you’re not misconfiguring the permissions of this open source DevSecOps platform. Doing so can expose your source code, along with sensitive data, while creating security risks. In this blog, we’ll exp...
ImageRunner: A Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Impacting GCP Cloud Run
Tenable Research discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that is now fixed and which we dubbed ImageRunner. At issue are identities that lack registry permissions but that have edit permissions on Google Cloud Run revisions. The vulnerability could have allowed...
Who's Afraid of AI Risk in Cloud Environments?
The Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025 reveals that 70% of AI cloud workloads have at least one unremediated critical vulnerability — and that AI developer services are plagued by risky permissions defaults. Find out what to know as your organization ramps up its AI game....
How To Reduce DNS Infrastructure Risk To Secure Your Cloud Attack Surface
Mismanaging your DNS infrastructure could put you at risk of destructive cyberattacks – especially as your cloud attack surface expands. Read on to learn about DNS vulnerabilities, the impact of DNS takeover attacks, and best practices for DNS security, including how new Tenable plugins can help you...
Frequently Asked Questions About DeepSeek Large Language Model (LLM)
The open-source LLM known as DeepSeek has attracted much attention in recent weeks with the release of DeepSeek V3 and DeepSeek R1, and in this blog, The Tenable Security Response Team answers some of the frequently asked questions (FAQ) about it....
New CISA Hardening Guidance Provides Valuable Insights for Network Security Engineers
Recent guidance from CISA and the FBI highlights best practices to monitor and harden network infrastructure. The guidance, published in response to high-profile attacks on telecom infrastructure, is applicable to a wider audience. This blog unpacks important points and explains how Tenable products...
Volt Typhoon: What State and Local Government Officials Need to Know
Increased activity from the state-sponsored threat group Volt Typhoon raises concerns about the cybersecurity of U.S. critical infrastructure. Here’s how you can identify potential exposures and attack paths....
The Dark Side of Domain-Specific Languages: Uncovering New Attack Techniques in OPA and Terraform
Check out our deep dive into both new and known techniques for abusing infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code tools. You’ll also learn how to defend against them in this blog post which expands on the attack techniques presented at our fwd:cloudsec Europe 2024 talk “Who Watches the Watchmen? Stea...
