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Tenable Holdings, Inc..

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Tenable Holdings, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that provides solutions for vulnerability management. Its platform enables organizations to identify, assess, and manage cyber risks across their attack surface. Tenable's products include Nessus, a vulnerability assessment solution; Tenable.io, a cl...Show More

Ethical Profile

Mixed.

Is Tenable Holdings, Inc. ethical? Reports suggest a strong focus on employee satisfaction, with 89% of U.S. employees calling it a great place to work, significantly above the typical 57%. The company has received an A+ overall culture score and multiple Comparably awards for compensation and culture. However, comprehensive data on several ethical areas, including environmental impact, fair trade, and specific pay equity metrics, is largely unavailable. While Tenable maintains a confidential financial concern hotline and has no reported regulatory fines or ESG controversies, critics point to a lack of transparency in key areas. Some employee reviews also suggest compensation can sometimes be below industry averages.

Value Scores

Better Health for All0
-100100
Fair Money & Economic Opportunity0
-100100
Fair Pay & Worker Respect40
-100100
Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing0
-100100
Honest & Fair Business-10
-100100
Kind to Animals0
-100100
No War, No Weapons0
-100100
Planet-Friendly Business0
-100100
Respect for Cultures & Communities0
-100100
Safe & Smart Tech-40
-100100
Zero Waste & Sustainable Products-20
-100100

Better Health for All

0

No evidence available to assess Tenable Holdings, Inc. on Better Health for All.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

0

No evidence available to assess Tenable Holdings, Inc. on Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

40

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the ratio of the CEO's total compensation to the median employee's total compensation was 58.0 to 1.

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Employee engagement is high, with 89% of U.S. employees stating it is a great place to work.
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The company provides comprehensive health and wellness benefits, including medical and life insurance, family leave, and employee assistance programs.
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In 2024, a full-service mental health benefit was introduced for employees and their families, including free therapy, coaching, and work-life services.
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These benefits are available to all 1,999 employees as of December 31, 2023.
5

Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing

0

The provided articles focus exclusively on Tenable's implementation of the SLSA (Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts) framework for its Nessus product, detailing technical aspects of software supply chain security such as scripted builds, software bill of materials (SBOMs), and build provenance.

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Both articles explicitly state that no data relevant to fair trade or ethical sourcing is mentioned.
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Consequently, there is no evidence to score any of the KPIs under the 'Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing' value.

Honest & Fair Business

-10

Tenable Holdings, Inc. has a confidential and anonymous financial concern hotline, required by the SEC, for complaints about accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters.

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This hotline allows for secure web form and phone submissions with a confirmation code for message status updates.
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The company has not had any financial restatements.
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Tenable states it is subject to and has policies and procedures designed to comply with anti-corruption laws, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.
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Tenable has an ESG controversy level of 'None' according to one source, and a Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating of 20.6 (Medium), ranking 385 out of 946 companies in its industry.
5

Kind to Animals

0

No evidence available to assess Tenable Holdings, Inc. on Kind to Animals.

No War, No Weapons

0

No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles to assess Tenable Holdings, Inc. against the quantitative thresholds of the 'No War, No Weapons' rubric. While the company's products are classified as dual-use technology subject to export controls and there are stated prohibitions against sales to embargoed regimes

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, the articles do not provide information on the scope of R&D investment in dual-use technologies, the volume or frequency of actual sales to sanctioned regimes, or any other quantifiable metrics required by the rubric's KPIs.

Planet-Friendly Business

0

Tenable Holdings, Inc. lacks publicly available quantitative data for all specific environmental metrics, including total greenhouse gas emissions, science-based targets, renewable energy usage, water consumption, waste diversion, and environmental compliance.

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Multiple sources consistently report this absence of data, and the company is not participating in any tracked sustainability initiatives.
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While some general mentions of GHG Emissions and Waste as negative impacts exist, no specific numerical data is provided to assess these areas against the defined KPIs.
3

Respect for Cultures & Communities

0

The company has no reported cultural appropriation incidents

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, nor does it explicitly mention a cultural impact assessment protocol.
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Given its cybersecurity business model, these are considered not applicable. While Tenable provides grievance mechanisms for employees
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and suppliers,
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there is no evidence of formal mechanisms specifically for community concerns. FPIC processes,
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community representation in governance,
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and specific cultural preservation investments are not mentioned.
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The company's operations do not appear to impact cultural or heritage sites, and there is no mention of a social license to operate.
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Charitable giving is general and employee-driven,
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without a specific focus on cultural heritage organizations or community development funds.
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No cultural incident response framework is detailed.
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All employees are expected to complete certain compliance training annually,
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but there is no specific mention of cultural sensitivity training or completion rates.
13

Safe & Smart Tech

-40

Tenable is subject to stringent and evolving data privacy and security laws, including GDPR and CCPA, with potential fines up to €20 million or 4% of annual global revenue for GDPR violations, and up to $7,500 per intentional CCPA violation.

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The company encrypts data in transit and at rest.
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In December 2024, Nessus agents versions 10.8.0 and 10.8.1 went offline, impacting the availability of Vulnerability Management and Security Center solutions for some customers.
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A new agent version (10.8.2) was released on January 2, 2025, to resolve the issue.
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

-20

Tenable has implemented recycling in its offices

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and offers biodegradable to-go boxes to reduce food waste.
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The company also maintains a strict policy for disposing of hardware.
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