# tenable-cloud-security

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Last updated: 2026-07-03
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## Overview
Tenable Cloud Security is the cloud-native application protection and CIEM offering built on Ermetic, the cloud entitlement specialist Tenable acquired in 2023. It focuses on discovering identities and permissions across multi-cloud environments and enforcing least privilege.

## What it is good at
Its heritage is deep entitlement analysis: mapping human and machine identities to the exact permissions they hold across AWS, Azure, and GCP, surfacing toxic combinations and unused access, and recommending least-privilege policies. Just-in-time access and strong multi-cloud coverage round it out, and it correlates entitlement risk with Tenable's broader exposure management.

## Where it falls short
It is most compelling for organizations that want a dedicated CIEM and can absorb an enterprise sales motion. Teams already standardized on another CNAPP may prefer that vendor's native entitlement features, and pricing is quote-based.

## Pricing
Quote-based enterprise pricing, typically part of a Tenable Cloud Security subscription.

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere
Choose it for deep, standalone multi-cloud CIEM, especially alongside Tenable exposure management. Look elsewhere if you want CIEM inside a single CNAPP console (see [Wiz](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/ciem/wiz/)) or a lightweight tool.

## Bottom line
One of the strongest dedicated CIEM engines, now inside Tenable's exposure management portfolio.