Tenable has officially launched a new legal entity in Saudi Arabia, reinforcing its long-term investment in the Kingdom and its commitment to supporting the nation’s expansive digital transformation under Vision 2030. The new entity will enhance local access to the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform and deepen collaboration on national cybersecurity programs aligned with the National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA).
The announcement coincides with the regional visit of Tenable Co-CEO Mark Thurmond, who will deliver a keynote at Black Hat MEA 2025 focusing on the need for a new cybersecurity discipline: Exposure Management. As Saudi Arabia accelerates innovation—through projects like NEOM and emerging AI ecosystems such as HUMAIN—the digital attack surface is expanding at unprecedented speed, creating new layers of cybersecurity risk.
Exposure Management provides a unified view of cyber risk by bringing together siloed teams, tools, and data. This approach is critical for securing the complex, interconnected digital infrastructure powering Saudi Arabia’s giga-projects, from vast IoT deployments to cloud-native environments.
David Cummins, Senior VP of EMEA at Tenable, stressed that traditional cybersecurity models can no longer keep pace with the scale of innovation in the Kingdom. He noted that AI, cloud, and IoT advancements introduce both progress and vulnerability—requiring a shift toward pre-emptive, automated defense models. Tenable’s new entity will strengthen local support for Saudi organizations while aligning with key regulatory frameworks, including PDPL and NCA’s Essential Cybersecurity Controls.
Tenable also emphasized the growing urgency of countering AI-powered cyber threats, as adversaries now use AI to compress attack development timelines from weeks to minutes. Its Exposure Management Platform uses AI to identify and prioritize the small set of vulnerabilities that pose real risk, automating remediation steps for routine tasks to protect critical national infrastructure.
The new Saudi entity enables Tenable to expand partnerships across the Kingdom, ensure data sovereignty compliance, and deliver the local expertise needed to secure the nation’s rapidly advancing digital ecosystem.
