New Passive Vulnerability Scanner Plugin families
Tenable has added two new plugin families for the Passive Vulnerability Scanner. Previously, all of the Corporate Policy plugins belonged to the plugin family of "Policy". However, with plugin updates occurring today, they will now be in one of the following families:
- Abuse - Detection of pornographic activity being downloaded or served on a host.
- Data Leakage - Detection of Credit Cards, SSNs, wire transfers, HIPAA content and other types of sensitive data.
- Policy - Use of services such as YouTube, FaceBook, Gmail and so on.
In addition the following PVS plugins are also now included in the Data Leakage family:
- 3822 Office files .xls detection
- 3823 Office files .doc detection
- 3824 Office files .ppt detection
- 3825 Office files .csv detection
- 3826 Office files .rtf detection
- 3870 Detection of .xls file attachment in an email
- 3871 Detection of .zip file attachment
- 3940 Detection of .pst file attachment in an email
- 3941 Office files .pst detection
- 3943 Detection of .ost file attachment in an email
- 3944 Office files .ost detection
- 3946 Office files .uni detection
- 3963 Office files .pdf detection
Below is an example screen shot of PVS Data Leakage plugin detection as viewed under the Security Center:
|
For More Information
All PVS plugin families and descriptions are available in the following PDF document which is updated daily. In addition, new PVS plugin information is available in this RSS feed.
Tenable has also previously blogged about using the PVS to detect sensitive data leakage and corporate network abuse.
Related Articles
Four Questions to Minimize the Cyber Risk of Your Public-facing Assets and Web Apps
November 17, 2021Ask the following four questions to help reduce cyber risk in your public-facing assets and web apps.
Cybersecurity Pros Face Significant Challenges with OT Security: Ponemon Report
April 5, 201962% of organizations in industries relying on operational technology experienced two or more business-impacting cyberattacks in the past 24 months, according to a report from Ponemon Institute an...
Recap: Geeking Out II with Marcus
April 15, 2013Ron and I spent most of the webcast rotating around the theme of detection algorithms: how do you determine what is normal and what is not? We started off with one of my favorite questions, "Are there...
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Many Employees Overshare Work Info with AI Tools, Report Finds, as ‘Cybersecurity Awareness Month’ Kicks Off
October 4, 2024Check out the best practices cyber agencies are promoting during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, as a report warns that staffers are feeding confidential info to AI tools. Meanwhile, a study highlights how business decisions can derail OT security. Plus, get the latest on Active Directory security, CISO salary trends and ransomware attacks!
How to Unlock Advanced IoT Visibility for Cyber-Physical Systems
October 1, 2024As the number of IoT devices deployed globally continues to rise, cyber-physical systems and business operations are exposed to greater risk. Improving asset visibility, monitoring and risk management are critical steps to preventing breaches.
Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST Program Probes AI Cyber and Privacy Risks, as U.S. Gov’t Tackles Automotive IoT Threat from Russia, China
September 27, 2024A new NIST program will revise security frameworks like NIST’s CSF as AI risks intensify. Plus, the U.S. may ban cars with Russian and Chinese IoT components. Meanwhile, the CSA adds AI insights to its zero trust guide. And get the latest on cybersecurity budgets, SBOMs and the Ghost cybercrime platform!
- Passive Network Monitoring