Tenable, Inc.

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Tenable, Inc.
Tenable Holdings, Inc.
FormerlyTenable Network Security, Inc.
Company type Public company
Nasdaq:  TENB
Industry Cybersecurity
Founded2002;22 years ago (2002)
Founders
  • Ron Gula
  • Jack Huffard
  • Renaud Deraison
Headquarters
Columbia, Maryland
Key people
 Amit Yoran, CEO
Products Nessus
RevenueIncrease2.svg $712 million (2023)
Number of employees
1,900, including 796 employees outside the U.S.
Website www.tenable.com
Footnotes /references
[1]

Tenable, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Columbia, Maryland. Its vulnerability scanner software Nessus, developed in 1998, is one of the most widely deployed vulnerability assessment solutions in the cybersecurity industry. [1] As of December 31, 2022, the company had approximately 43,000 customers. [1]

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History

Tenable was founded in 2002 as Tenable Network Security, Inc. by Ron Gula, Jack Huffard, and Renaud Deraison. [2] In 2005, Nessus became proprietary software, rather than open-source software, to generate income for the company. [3]

In September 2012, Tenable received $50 million in series A round funding from Accel Partners. [4] Also that month, the company entered into a partnership to provide cybersecurity services for the United States Intelligence Community. [5] In 2015, Tenable received $250 million in a series B round led by Insight Partners. [6] In 2017, the company was renamed Tenable, Inc. [1] In July 2018, the company became a public company via an initial public offering. [7]

Acquisitions

#YearCompanyPriceDescription of AssetsRef(s).
12016FlawCheckUndisclosedCybersecurity company [8]
22019Indegy$78 million Israel-based operational technology company [9]
3April 2021Alsid$98 millionSoftware for finding security issues in Active Directory deployments [10]
4October 2021Accurics$160 millioncloud-native security for DevOps and security teams [11]
5June 2022Bit Discovery$45 millionAttack surface management software startup [12]
6October 2023Ermetic$240 million in cash and $25 million in restricted stock and RSUsIsraeli cloud-native application protection startup [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tenable, Inc. 2022 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ Medhora, Narottam; Finkle, Jim (June 9, 2016). "Cybersecurity software maker Tenable CEO steps down". Reuters .
  3. ↑ Bradley, Tony (July 2, 2013). "In Their Own Words: Tenable Network Security CEO Ron Gula" . Forbes .
  4. ↑ Ha, Anthony (September 5, 2012). "Network Security Company Tenable Raises A $50M Series A From Accel". TechCrunch .
  5. ↑ Heath, Thomas (September 23, 2012). "Tenable enters partnership with In-Q-Tel" . The Washington Post .
  6. ↑ Finkle, Jim (November 10, 2015). "Tenable raises $250 million in record cyber funding round". Reuters .
  7. ↑ Fazzini, Kate (July 26, 2018). "Cybersecurity firm Tenable closes up 31%". CNBC .
  8. ↑ HARANAS, MARK (October 26, 2016). "Tenable Network Security Acquires FlawCheck To Boost Security In Docker Containers". CRN .
  9. ↑ Eichensehr, Morgan (December 2, 2019). "Columbia's Tenable makes $78 million acquisition" . American City Business Journals .
  10. ↑ "Tenable Completes Acquisition of Alsid and Launches Tenable.ad to Secure Active Directory Environments" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. April 27, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Tenable Completes Acquisition of Accurics" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. October 4, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Tenable Completes Acquisition of Bit Discovery and Announces Tenable.asm for External Attack Surface Management" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. June 6, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tenable Completes Acquisition of Ermetic" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. October 2, 2023.
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