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Tenable · Tenable.ot · Indegy acquisition 2019

Tenable OT Security

OT visibility and vulnerability management, unified with IT

Tenable OT Security (Tenable.ot) extends the Tenable vulnerability-management programme into industrial control systems. Born from the 2019 Indegy acquisition, it pairs hybrid passive plus ICS-aware active discovery with the strongest vulnerability-management lineage on the market. The right choice when Tenable already runs your IT vulnerability programme and OT is being added.

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Overview

What Tenable OT is

Tenable.ot was born from the 2019 acquisition of Indegy, an Israeli ICS visibility startup. Tenable then folded the platform into its broader Tenable One exposure-management ecosystem, alongside Tenable.io (cloud VM), Tenable.sc (on-prem VM) and Tenable Identity Exposure. The result is the most credible unified IT and OT vulnerability story in the market.

The platform's hybrid discovery is its defining strength. Passive monitoring identifies controllers, HMIs and historians from ICS-protocol traffic. ICS-aware active queries (carefully engineered to be safe) reach assets that passive monitoring cannot see, particularly in lightly trafficked or air-gapped segments. The combination produces a more complete asset inventory than pure-passive platforms.

Where Tenable.ot wins decisively is unified vulnerability management. A single risk-scoring methodology, one analyst workflow and one set of compliance reports cover both IT and OT, the operational simplification when Tenable already runs your IT VM programme is substantial. The right answer is operational, not best-of-breed ICS detection alone.

Unified IT + OT
vulnerability management

One risk methodology, one analyst workflow, one set of dashboards across IT and OT. The operational simplification when Tenable already runs your IT VM programme.

  • Indegy heritage with Tenable VM lineage
  • Hybrid passive + ICS-aware active discovery
  • Asset-level CVE mapping (best-in-class)
  • Configuration drift detection
  • Unified with Tenable.io and Tenable.sc
  • Tenable One exposure-management integration
  • ICS-aware queries safe in production
  • IEC 62443, NESA, ADHICS compliance reporting

Why it wins

What makes Tenable OT Security the unified-VM choice

The strengths that show up most often where unified IT and OT vulnerability programmes matter more than best-of-breed ICS detection alone.

Unified

IT + OT vulnerability programme on one risk methodology and analyst workflow

Hybrid

Passive + ICS-aware active discovery, most complete asset inventory

Tenable One

Plugs into the broader exposure-management ecosystem (.io, .sc, Identity)

Tenable VM DNA

Best-in-class OT vulnerability management

Tenable.ot inherits Tenable's market-leading vulnerability-management methodology, the most mature CVE prioritisation, asset risk scoring and remediation workflow in the industry, applied to industrial assets.

One programme

Unified IT and OT VM

Tenable.ot, Tenable.io and Tenable.sc share data, scoring and dashboards. One risk methodology, one analyst workflow, one set of reports for both IT and OT. Substantial operational simplification.

Fullest inventory

Hybrid passive + active discovery

Passive monitoring catches everything on the wire. ICS-aware active queries reach assets that passive cannot see (air-gapped segments, low-talk devices). The combination is the most complete inventory of any platform.

Beyond CVEs

Configuration drift detection

Tracks controller-program changes, OS configuration drift, firmware versions and ICS-specific settings. Catches the slow, low-noise compromises that pure-CVE scanning misses.

Exposure management

Tenable One ecosystem

Plugs into Tenable One for unified exposure management across cloud workloads, identities, web apps and OT. The platform of choice when exposure management is the broader programme.

Production safe

ICS-aware safe active queries

Active queries are deliberately engineered to be safe in ICS environments, allowing deeper interrogation of controllers where the plant culture permits. Always opt-in and always tested in pilot.

Who should put Tenable OT Security on the shortlist

  • UAE customers already running Tenable.io or Tenable.sc for IT vulnerability management

  • Organisations consolidating IT and OT VM into one programme with one risk methodology

  • Plants where ICS-aware active discovery delivers more complete inventory than pure passive

  • Industrial estates where vulnerability management drives the risk programme, not just detection

  • Mid to large manufacturing, utilities and process industries with mature IT VM operations

  • Programmes feeding Tenable One exposure-management dashboards to executives

  • Compliance-led customers needing unified IT and OT vulnerability evidence for NESA and ADHICS

  • Teams who value operational simplification over best-of-breed ICS detection alone

Core features

What's inside Tenable OT Security

Tenable.ot platform, Hybrid passive and active ICS discovery and monitoring.

Asset-level CVE mapping, Industrial CVEs mapped to specific controllers and devices.

Configuration drift detection, Tracks controller programs, firmware and OS settings.

ICS-aware active queries, Safe deeper interrogation where plant culture permits.

Tenable.io integration, Cloud VM tie-in for unified IT + OT programme.

Tenable.sc integration, On-prem VM tie-in for unified IT + OT programme.

Tenable One ecosystem, Exposure management across cloud, identity, web, OT.

Threat detection, Behavioural anomaly and ICS-specific signature detection.

SIEM and SOAR integration, Native connectors for major SOC platforms.

Compliance reporting, IEC 62443, NESA, ADHICS evidence packs.

Choosing a product

Simplified positioning, which Tenable product fits

Tenable.ot is the OT core. Pair it with Tenable.io (cloud VM) or Tenable.sc (on-prem VM) for unified IT + OT, layer Tenable One for full exposure management.

The strategic view

How the products relate

Tenable.ot alone proves OT VM value. Pairing with Tenable.io or .sc unifies IT and OT. Tenable One adds exposure-management scale.

StepWhat it gives you
Tenable.ot aloneOT visibility and vulnerability core. Deploy Tenable.ot for OT asset discovery, ICS CVE mapping and configuration drift detection. The right starting point if Tenable does not already own your IT VM programme.
+ Tenable.io or .scUnified IT + OT VM. Pair Tenable.ot with Tenable.io (cloud VM) or Tenable.sc (on-prem VM) for one risk methodology, one analyst workflow and one set of dashboards across IT and OT.
+ Tenable OneExposure management at scale. Layer Tenable One on top for cross-asset exposure management across cloud workloads, identities, web apps and OT, the executive-level risk view of the entire estate.

Licensing

Tenable products and capabilities

The Tenable platform spans OT, cloud VM, on-prem VM and exposure management. License the components your programme actually needs.

CapabilityTenable.otOT VM coreTenable.iocloud VMTenable.scon-prem VMTenable Oneexposure mgmt
Primary positioningIndustrial VM + visibilityCloud VM and assetsOn-prem VMUnified exposure mgmt
OT asset discovery (passive)via .ot
OT asset discovery (ICS-aware active)via .ot
IT asset discovery and scanning
Industrial CVE mapping
Configuration drift detection (OT)via .ot
Unified IT + OT dashboardsnativewith .otwith .ot
Exposure management contextpartialpartialpartial
Threat detection (OT)via .ot
DeploymentSensor + serverSaaSOn-premisesSaaS
SIEM integration
Licensing basisPer asset / per sitePer assetPer assetPer asset

Deployment Options

How we deliver Tenable OT Security across UAE industrial estates

Tenable.ot on-premises

Self-hosted Tenable.ot sensor and server per site. The default deployment for UAE industrial estates with data-residency mandates.

Tenable One SaaS

Cloud-hosted Tenable One for unified IT + OT exposure-management dashboards across the estate.

Hybrid with Tenable.io/.sc

Most large UAE programmes combine Tenable.ot per site with Tenable.io or .sc for IT, all rolling up into one risk view. Artiflex sizes the right mix.

Why Artiflex IT

Delivering Tenable OT Security across the UAE

Tenable OT Security is the right answer when unified IT + OT vulnerability management beats best-of-breed ICS detection alone. Artiflex handles site survey, sensor placement, deployment, integration with Tenable.io or Tenable.sc, optional Tenable One enrolment, SOC integration and ongoing management, all mapped to IEC 62443, NESA, ADHICS and ISO 27001. Fully managed, co-managed or assessment-only.

Frequently asked

Tenable OT Security questions we hear from UAE buyers

Faq

When does Tenable OT Security beat Nozomi or Claroty?

When Tenable already owns the IT vulnerability-management programme. Tenable.ot extends that programme into OT with one risk methodology, one workflow and unified dashboards. The case is operational simplification across IT and OT, not best-of-breed ICS detection alone, Nozomi and Claroty remain the depth leaders for that.

Ready to evaluate Tenable OT Security?

Book a free OT posture assessment and we will scope Tenable.ot deployment, IT VM integration and exposure-management readiness for your UAE plants.

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