Exposure Management Training September 2026

Exposure Management Training: Unifying Visibility and Accelerating Remediation

This training session covers the core concepts of exposure management, exploring how modern cyber threats require a unified, proactive approach. We demonstrate how the Tenable One platform helps you visualize your attack surface, prioritize cyber risk, and take decisive action.

[00:06:08] Introduction to exposure management and AI

We kick off the session by discussing the shifting cybersecurity landscape and why traditional vulnerability management is no longer enough to protect your organization.

• The speed of AI: Threat actors use artificial intelligence to identify and weaponize vulnerabilities in milliseconds, forcing defenders to work faster.
• Proactive defense: A hygiene-only approach must evolve into proactive exposure management to help you stay ahead of automated cyber attacks.

[00:19:40] Overview of the Tenable One platform

We explore how Tenable One acts as a unified platform, aggregating data from multiple security sensors, third-party tools, and threat intelligence feeds.

• Data unification: Bring together vulnerabilities, identity exposures, cloud misconfigurations, and external attack surface data into a single environment.
• AI integration: Leverage frontier models and Hexa AI to enrich data, map asset relationships, and prioritize what matters most.

[00:31:12] Core concepts of exposure management

A structured approach to managing your attack surface relies on several key pillars to reduce cyber risk effectively.

• Collection and consolidation: Normalize data across disparate tools to create a common language, deduplicate assets, and improve visibility.
• Prioritization: Move beyond basic CVSS scores to prioritize vulnerabilities based on real-world threat intelligence, exploit code maturity, and business impact.
• Mobilization and measurement: Route actionable tasks to the right teams and reduce the volume of false positives processed by your security operations center.

[00:41:55] Understanding attack path analysis

Looking at real-world scenarios like the Capital One breach, we examine how adversaries string together multiple minor flaws to reach your crown jewels.

• Toxic combinations: Identify how an external vulnerability combined with elevated machine permissions creates a highly critical attack path.
• Choke points: Find the most effective places to disrupt an attack path, allowing you to neutralize the threat rather than trying to patch every individual vulnerability.

[00:51:20] Asset inventory and unified visibility

We transition into the platform to showcase the centralized asset inventory, bringing all your telemetry into a single, cohesive view.

• Contextual data: Gain deep insights into users, cloud buckets, container images, and software installations without needing access to the underlying infrastructure.
• Natural language search: Use straightforward queries to quickly identify specific operating systems, software versions, or misconfigurations across your IT and operational technology environments.

[01:32:40] Exposure signals and exposure response

We detail how exposure signals highlight complex risks by correlating traditional vulnerabilities with identity flaws and cloud permissions.

• Targeted risk identification: Track specific, high-risk scenarios, such as end-of-life software on public workloads or guest accounts with privileged access.
• Exposure response: Group related issues into actionable initiatives, build custom queries, and track remediation service level agreements over time.

[01:59:20] Deep dive into attack path analysis

We demonstrate the attack path analysis module, showing how the platform visualizes potential lateral movement across your network.

• Identity matters: Incorporating Active Directory and identity data is crucial for seeing the full scope of a cyber attack and understanding how an adversary elevates privileges.
• MITRE ATT&CK mapping: Filter potential attack paths based on specific adversary techniques, tactics, and procedures to focus your defensive efforts.

[02:26:00] Mobilization and vulnerability intelligence

We review how to translate identified risks into action and leverage built-in threat intelligence to answer critical questions from leadership.

• Automated ticketing: Integrate directly with systems like Jira or ServiceNow to streamline the remediation workflow and reduce administrative overhead.
• Vulnerability intelligence: Research specific CVEs directly within Tenable Vulnerability Management to understand exploit maturity, CISA listings, and key risk drivers without leaving the platform.

[02:36:21] Reporting with exposure cards

In the final stretch, we focus on elevating the cybersecurity conversation from raw vulnerability counts to measurable business risk.

• Cyber exposure score: Use a unified cyber exposure score to benchmark your organization against total population averages and specific industry peers.
• Custom reporting: Build targeted exposure cards based on application tags, business units, or specific teams to measure accountability, track remediation efficiency, and validate your security strategy.

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