Phase 8: Optimization & Maturity

Implement advanced automation and cloud-native visibility to reach the peak of program maturity.

Expected Outcomes

During this phase, you implement advanced controls and leverage new technologies. This includes:

• Establishing a strategic roadmap to leverage the overarching Tenable One platform.

• Utilizing custom scan templates (for example, specific zero-day, compliance audits, or Operational Technology (OT) assets). For more information, see Scan Templates.

• Establishing advanced, bi-directional integrations to leverage the existing tool stack.

• Optimizing agent and scanner profiles for bandwidth and check-in frequency. For more information, see Agent Profiles and Scanner Profiles.

• Implementing custom roles for advanced least-privilege access. For more information, see Custom Roles.

• Fine-tuning scan performance settings using throttling controls to maintain optimal platform performance.

Why This Is Important

As your environment shifts to the cloud, traditional visibility must evolve. Maturity means frictionless visibility that adapts as fast as your infrastructure does.

Advanced integrations increase security and IT collaboration, while custom roles enable precise access controls. The transition to a unified platform like Tenable One future-proofs your program and integrates risk context across your entire attack surface.

Verification

Verify the success of this phase by confirming the following:

• Evaluate your existing tool stack and non-IT assets to understand how Tenable One assists with overall exposure management.

• Review scan completion times to ensure they remain stable and efficient, demonstrating the effectiveness of throttling controls.

• Verify that key integration workflows trigger and execute automatically.

• Confirm that different user types (for example, audit teams and remediation teams) have access only to the data and features defined by their custom permissions.