Product Talk Tenable VP of Product on Building Secure B2B SaaS Products
Dec 5, 2025
Matthew Frank, Vice President of Product and Program Management at Tenable, is on a mission to outsmart adversaries while developing secure B2B SaaS products. He discusses the evolution of exposure management and reveals why identity is becoming the new perimeter in cybersecurity. Matthew dives into the transformative role of AI, highlighting its dual impact on security strategies and threats. His insights shed light on the complexities of building products designed to withstand intelligent attacks.
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Security Is A Dual Competitive Battlefield
- Security product development differs because you face intelligent adversaries actively attacking your product while competing teams try to beat you in market speed.
- This dual threat makes exposure detection and remediation speed critical to product value.
Track Detect And Remediate Times
- Measure how quickly customers can find critical exposure as "time to detect" and prioritize shortening it.
- Then measure "time to remediate" and optimize product flows to make fixes swift and reliable.
Identity Replaces The Traditional Perimeter
- Identity is becoming the new perimeter as assets move everywhere across cloud, on-prem, and homes.
- Protecting identity and access control will be central to future exposure management.