Entries by Greenbone AG

Italy’s Cybersecurity Wake-Up Call: Why 2025 Is the Year Everything Changed

Cybersecurity has moved from boardroom buzzword to front-page reality in Italy this year. Walk into any conference room, attend any summit, or join any industry discussion, and you’ll hear the same urgent conversations: companies are under pressure from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. However, there’s also something new happening – a wave of innovation and collaboration […]

Change in the Greenbone AG Executive Board

After many years at the helm of Greenbone, our co-founder, Dr Jan-Oliver Wagner, is stepping down from active operational management. However, he will remain closely associated with the company as a consultant. We would like to thank Dr Wagner for his extraordinary commitment and all that he has achieved for Greenbone since its foundation.   […]

OPENVAS B.V. Debuts at Cybersec Netherlands 2025 in Utrecht

Utrecht will be the central meeting point for the cybersecurity community on September 10 – 11, 2025. OPENVAS B.V. will make its first appearance at Cybersec Netherlands, marking an important milestone in expanding our local presence after establishing the Benelux office and fostering direct connections with customers and partners. The area is one of Europe’s […]

Salt Typhoon: Greenbone Covers All Vulnerabilities

On August 27, more than 20 security agencies published a Cybersecurity Advisory with the title “Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed Global Espionage System”   Publishing authorities included: United States National Security Agency (NSA) United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Germany Federal […]

Greenbone Supports DORA Compliance with Vulnerability Detection, Data Sovereignty and Reporting

The global financial sector has been slammed with high-profile cyber incidents, placing trust in financial systems in jeopardy. These cyber attacks are extremely costly and widespread. Large corporations are not the only losers in this battle. Citizens also suffer directly when data protection and the integrity of financial transactions are compromised. Some of the most […]

OPENVAS: The new name for proven Greenbone security

More than 15 years, OPENVAS has stood for excellent open source security worldwide – from small businesses to public institutions to operators of critical infrastructure. OPENVAS is developed by Greenbone and is behind both Greenbone’s enterprise products and the community versions. The OPENVAS brand inspires global confidence in a highly developed open source solution that […]

Greenbone Audits for Compliance with the CIS Windows 11 Enterprise Benchmark”

Microsoft Windows remains the most widely used desktop operating system in enterprise environments – and also one of the most targeted by threat actors. Insecure configurations are a leading source of security breaches [1][2][3], often exploited to gain initial access [TA0001], escalate privileges [TA0004], steal credentials [TA0006], establish persistent access [TA0003], and move laterally within […]

Greenbone Reduces the Blast Radius of a Cyber Breach

Cyber attacks, like other types of security incidents, range dramatically in scope and impact. When defenders are prepared, an incident may be contained, damage limited, and recovery swift. When caught unprepared, a single incident may result in days or weeks of downtime, lost revenue, tarnished reputation, regulatory penalties or class action settlements [1][2]. In May […]

Availability of CVE Vulnerability Data in Greenbone Products

Greenbone AG has been consistently committed to an independent and resilient supply chain for the provision of vulnerability data for many years. Against the background of current discussions on the financing and sustainability of the CVE programme of the US organisation MITRE, we would like to inform you about our measures to ensure the continuous […]

Intuitive and Clear: Complete Overview of the Security Situation of Your IT Infrastructure – for all Decision-Making Levels

Our newly developed product OPENVAS REPORT integrates the data from practically any number of Greenbone Enterprise Appliances and brings it into a clearly structured dashboard. The user-friendly and comprehensive interface considerably simplifies the protection and safeguarding of even large networks. Greenbone AG has been developing leading open source technologies for automated vulnerability management since 2008. […]