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reviewer1764147 - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant manager IT security at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Accurate vulnerability detection, helpful for compliance, and easy to scale
Pros and Cons
  • "Compliance and vulnerability scans are most valuable. Compliance scan helps in validating how our teams are complying, and vulnerability scan helps in future-proofing. Its vulnerability detection is accurate."
  • "Its reporting can be improved. It is not easy to generate a scan report the way we want. The data is okay, but we can't easily change the template to make it look the way we want."

What is our primary use case?

We use Tenable SC for compliance and vulnerability scans. 

We are fully updated in terms of the version, and we have its latest version.

What is most valuable?

Compliance and vulnerability scans are most valuable. Compliance scan helps in validating how our teams are complying, and vulnerability scan helps in future-proofing. Its vulnerability detection is accurate.

What needs improvement?

Its reporting can be improved. It is not easy to generate a scan report the way we want. The data is okay, but we can't easily change the template to make it look the way we want.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using this solution for about two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It is stable and reliable, but it also depends on the on-premise resources.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is easy to scale. It is currently being used by a few people in our company.

How are customer service and support?

We sometimes took support from Tenable when we had issues with the scans and we couldn't get the results. They were helpful. It is easy to get support.

How was the initial setup?

It is easy to set up. We need to set it up from the appliance.

What about the implementation team?

We can do it on our own, but we sometimes need help from the vendor.

Its maintenance is done from our side.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is a bit expensive. Everything is included in the license.

What other advice do I have?

It has been good so far. I would rate it an eight out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Deputy General Manager at STBL
Real User
Top 20
The solution is completely stable and can be setup very easily
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is completely stable and operation is user-friendly."
  • "We are facing some challenges related to our channel."

What is our primary use case?

We work as System Integrators and my team has experience in using Tenable Security Center. We provide solutions to work for various customers in BFSI, Telcos, and the Government sector. 

We use this solution mainly for vulnerability assessment and management. With the scanning feature set, we do the reporting and provide easy operation and implementation for our customers. 

How has it helped my organization?

The initial product price is quite high, and in our country, this market is very price sensitive, and we have multiple segments of customers. If I invest ten dollars on behalf of my customers and profit just five percent; in such a market, how does the solution provider ensure expansion from our side? This should be taken care of by the channel or legal system. Due to this, we need to work in a very tight situation. 

What is most valuable?

The solution is completely stable and operation is user-friendly. 

What needs improvement?

We are facing some challenges related to our channel. We are not having partner channel engagement if it's changed. Most probably due to the addressable market size, the solution providers are not putting that much purpose into the partners. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for one year. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. The solution is completely stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten.

How are customer service and support?

For the first-time implementation, in a few cases, we needed to call technical support to help with license activation. Tech support was good. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of the solution is quite easy and the operation is user-friendly. The deployment time of this solution is not very lengthy. It depends upon the customers and how frequently they are providing us with the time slot to deploy. On-premise deployment doesn't take more than two to three days. Cloud deployment is also quite easy. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

This solution's price is quite high compared to other competitive solutions. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the product a nine out of ten. I would advise to focus on partner relationship development and enablement. If your partner is not confident enough or they are not getting training or direct channel attachments, then it becomes difficult for System Integrator professionals. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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DimitrisMakris - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Architect at Injazat Data Systems
MSP
Top 20
Speedy testing and user-friendly dashboards
Pros and Cons
  • "Tenable.sc is user-friendly."
  • "The user interface can be improved."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is being used to assess Windows servers and ESXi servers, and VMware ESXi.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features of the solution are the dashboards and speed of the test.

Tenable.sc is user-friendly.

What needs improvement?

The user interface can be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tenable.sc for a month.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution appears to be easily scalable.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Previously to using the solution the organization used Tripwire. The switch was made because Tripwire was not being updated often, the reporting was very bad, and the support was no good.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy and took only two weeks to deploy.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was done through a consultant.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

For 500 users the licensing fee is roughly $100,000.

What other advice do I have?

I rate Tenable.sc nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Pedro Brandao - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Officer at SEG Automotive Germany, GmbH
Real User
Very intuitive with good dashboards
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very intuitive and the dashboards are simple to use."
  • "Security can always be improved."

What is our primary use case?

We use Tenable for security. I'm an information security officer and we are customers of Tenable. 

What is most valuable?

The solution is very intuitive as are the dashboards. It provides good visibility to the vulnerabilities in the company. 

What needs improvement?

We currently have local authentication for Tenable but I'm looking to create connections with our active directory. I'm having some issues with that and it's holding things up. I'd like to have access to some training or documentation. As a security officer, I think there can always be improvements made to that aspect of a product. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for a few years but only for the past couple of months in this new company I've joined. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is reasonably straightforward. We currently have about five IT people who are users of this solution. 

What other advice do I have?

I like this tool a lot but I work in the security area, so my concerns are always about security and how we can increase the security of everything that we have. It's important to be cautious about who gets access to what. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Abu Imran - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Engineer at Nhq Distribution Ltd
Real User
Top 5
An easy-to-use tool that provides visibility over scan results along with multiple templates
Pros and Cons
  • "Compared to other products, the most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and ability to provide visibility over scan results while providing many templates to users, making it a helpful tool."
  • "Though the solution's technical support is responsive, they do take a lot of time, making it one of the solution's shortcomings that needs improvement."

What is most valuable?

Compared to other products, the most valuable features of the solution are its ease of use and ability to provide visibility over scan results while providing many templates to users, making it a helpful tool.

What needs improvement?

Though the solution's technical support is responsive, they do take a lot of time, making it one of the solution's shortcomings that needs improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tenable Security Center for two years. I use the solution's latest version.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

It is difficult for me to comment on the number of users of the solution since our company's sales team manages it.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's technical support does respond to my company's queries.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I haven't worked with other products apart from Tenable Security Center.

How was the initial setup?

The installation of Tenable Security Center is not difficult.

The solution is deployed on the cloud and on-premises.

The installation of Tenable Security Center takes an hour or two.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't know about the product's pricing model since I am a part of the technical team. The pricing part is an area handled by my company's sales team.

What other advice do I have?

Two or three engineers in my company are involved in the maintenance of the solution.

I recommend the solution to those planning to use it.

I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Hybrid Cloud
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Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Consultant
Straightforward scanning and reporting and has a valuable vulnerability assessment feature
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of this solution is the vulnerability assessment."
  • "The solution needs to improve the vulnerability assessment because we have experienced some challenges with accuracy."

What is our primary use case?

In our organization, we only use Nessus for vulnerability assessment. We are using Tenable.sc and Nessus as threat scanners.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of this solution is the vulnerability assessment. Also, the scanning and reporting are very straightforward.

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to improve the vulnerability assessment because we have experienced some challenges with accuracy.

Tenable.sc would benefit from a more user-friendly interface for the hands-on users of the configuration assessment. It is difficult to modify the policies because they require significant expertise that regular users do not have. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Tenable.sc for more than five years.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have a team of four people that manage Tenable.sc on a daily basis.

How are customer service and support?

Customer service and support with Tenable is good. They are knowledgeable and responsive. I would rate their service a four and a half out of five. 

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup of Tenable.sc is very easy. I would rate the implementation a five out of five for ease of setup.

What about the implementation team?

We implemented the solution through our in-house team.

What other advice do I have?

For anyone considering implementing Tenable.sc into their organization, I would recommend that they have the proper design of the solution and the proper placement of the scanners before implementing the solution. 

Tenable is a good product, I have no concerns with it as a solution.

I rate this product a nine out of ten overall.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Security Engineer at Protego trust
Real User
Provides us with critical alerts in case we encounter any vulnerabilities
Pros and Cons
  • "The tool provides us insight into the happens of the network and its hosts. It provides me with a list of hosts."
  • "The solution needs to improve its support. I would like to see a bird's eye view of my network architecture. I would also like to see the continuous view feature in the tool."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is a vulnerability scanner that helps us check if we are covered on the audit and compliance aspect. It provides us with critical alerts in case we encounter any vulnerabilities. The tool also helps us with patching. It also gives us notifications whenever certificates like SSL expire.

How has it helped my organization?

The tool provides us insight into the happens of the network and its hosts. It provides me with a list of hosts. 

What is most valuable?

The product gives us reports whenever we setup a scan. 

What needs improvement?

The solution needs to improve its support. I would like to see a bird's eye view of my network architecture. I would also like to see the continuous view feature in the tool. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is pretty stable. I would rate it a ten out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten. My company has two users for the tool. 

How was the initial setup?

I wasn't part of the tool's initial deployment. However, when we had to install the upgrades, we had to do the deployment all over again. The tool's deployment was easy. 

What was our ROI?

We have seen ROI with the tool's use. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate the tool a seven out of ten. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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reviewer1498950 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Analyst at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Intuitive with excellent technical support and good stability
Pros and Cons
  • "Their overall cost of service is pretty good."
  • "The biggest issue I have with the solution is when I'm using the scanning it picks up the original DNS of that device. That means, before we image it and actually change the DNS to something within our company structure, it'll just be random numbers and letters and Tenable will stick to that DNS for a long time."

What is our primary use case?

Essentially we use the solution to monitor hard devices on a network with it. That includes laptops, desktops, tablets, et cetera. I'm just using that to make sure that all of our patching is up to date.

What is most valuable?

The UI, the user interface, is really, really good. It's really simple. I started with no prior experience in vulnerability management and picked it up in less than a day, pretty quickly. It's very intuitive.

Their overall cost of service is pretty good. 

I've worked with my CS manager and with them a lot, and I'd say every case I've opened, they've reached out to me within two hours. They're pretty prompt in their responses and overall the company is really easy to get ahold of.

Scaling the solution is very easy.

The stability of the product is pretty good.

What needs improvement?

The biggest issue I have with the solution is when I'm using the scanning it picks up the original DNS of that device. That means, before we image it and actually change the DNS to something within our company structure, it'll just be random numbers and letters and Tenable will stick to that DNS for a long time. I'll be searching for a gallery or a laptop and I can't find it due to the fact that the DNS when it was scanned went in as something non-sensical, like M P X 23 Z. That's the biggest issue I have with it. it's some sort of strange glitch.

For how long have I used the solution?

While I started using the solution in January of last year, the company itself has been on the solution for about three years or so.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability of the solution has been quite good. I haven't experienced any real problems so far. It's been a rather smooth proess.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Scaling the solution would be pretty simple. The process would require us to reach out to Tenable to get more licenses, however, that's a pretty simple process. Overall, it's pretty easy. Essentially it'd just be adding a list of all the new IPs into any asset groups that they would be involved in. I don't think it would take much longer than a week.

How are customer service and technical support?

Technical support is excellent. They are extremely responsive and very helpful. We are quite satisfied with the level of support we've received from them.

I would give them a ten out of ten. They are very prompt and very knowledgeable. They are great at answering questions and walking you through anything step-by-step.

How was the initial setup?

When I started, the company was actually in the process of revamping the solution. 

It was a two-day process and the company walked us through the entire thing. I had a Tenable engineer on-call with me for eight hours. It was a long process, however, it was easy as they were walking me through it, step-by-step.

What about the implementation team?

When we did a recent re-vamp, Tenable was on hand to walk us through the entire process. We had a very positive experience with them.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't handle the billing and therefore don't have an exact idea of how much the solution costs.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We just renewed the solution and didn't look into any other product on the market before we did.

What other advice do I have?

We are just customers and end-users of the product.

If a company does decide to implement the solution, I'd advise working with Tenable engineers during the process, and even afterward, in order to ensure everything is set up appropriately.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten We've had a largely very positive experience with the solution so far.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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