Tenable, Inc.

Tenable, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Columbia, Maryland. It is known as the creator of the vulnerability scanning software Nessus.[1]

Tenable, Inc.
Tenable Holdings, Inc.
FormerlyTenable Network Security, Inc.
NASDAQ: TENB
IndustryCybersecurity
Founded2002
Founders
  • Ron Gula
  • Jack Huffard
  • Renaud Deraison
Headquarters
Columbia, Maryland
,
United States of America
Key people
Amit Yoran (CEO)
ProductsNessus
Websitewww.tenable.com

History

Tenable was founded in 2002 as Tenable Network Security, Inc. The original co-founders of Tenable were Ron Gula, Jack Huffard, and Renaud Deraison.[2] In 2012, Tenable received its first round of institutional funding in the form of $50 million from the venture capital firm Accel Partners.[3] In 2017, the company was renamed Tenable, Inc.[4] Its initial public offering (IPO) took place on the Nasdaq on July 26, 2018.[5]

Acquisitions

In 2016, Tenable acquired the cybersecurity company FlawCheck. In 2019, Tenable paid $78 million to acquire the Israel-based operational technology company Indegy Ltd.[6]

References
  1. "About Tenable". Tenable®. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  2. Reuters Staff (2016-06-09). "Cybersecurity software maker Tenable CEO steps down". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  3. Ha, Anthony (2012-09-05). "Network Security Company Tenable Raises A $50M Series A From Accel". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  4. "Tenable Holdings, Inc. S-1". Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. Fazzini, Kate (2018-07-26). "Cybersecurity firm Tenable closes up 31%". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  6. Eichensehr, Morgan (2019-12-02). "Columbia's Tenable makes $78 million acquisition". Baltimore Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-25.


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