Tenable has announced its intent to acquire Apex Security to expand its exposure management capabilities within the artificial intelligence (AI) attack surface.
The planned acquisition is aimed at incorporating Apex Security’s technology into Tenable’s exposure management platform, as AI adoption accelerates and new cyber risks emerge. Tenable has previously addressed AI-related security concerns through its Tenable AI Aware product, introduced in 2024, which assists organisations in identifying and assessing AI usage across their operations.
The integration of Apex Security’s capabilities would allow Tenable to move beyond detection and assessment, enabling organisations to govern AI usage, enforce policies, and control exposure risks for both off-the-shelf and in-house-developed AI systems.
Generative AI and autonomous systems are contributing to a broader and more complex attack surface, exposing organisations to risks such as shadow AI applications, AI-generated code, synthetic identities, and unregulated cloud services. The expansion of Tenable’s exposure management offering comes at a time when cyber risk management is adapting to the pace and scale of AI-driven…
