Case Study: Nanyang Polytechnic trains future cybersecurity professionals with Tenable Nessus

Nanyang Polytechnic trains cybersecurity learners with Tenable Nessus amid a 3.4 million-worker shortage

Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) faced the challenge of preparing its cybersecurity students for a workforce experiencing a global staffing shortage. To ensure graduates could deliver immediate value, NYP needed to train learners with the industry-standard tools they would encounter on the job. The institution turned to Tenable and incorporated its Tenable Nessus vulnerability assessment solution into the curriculum.

By implementing Tenable Nessus into its pre-employment and continual education training programs, NYP provided learners with hands-on, practical experience in real-life vulnerability management scenarios. The solution from Tenable enabled students to efficiently find, prioritize, and remediate security vulnerabilities, mirroring the demands of the modern workplace. As a result, NYP graduates enter the job market with in-demand, practical skills, making them more productive from day one and increasing the attractiveness of NYP's cybersecurity courses to prospective learners.

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