In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, visibility and prioritization are everything. Tanium Benchmark has long been a trusted resource for surfacing operational and security metrics, but now it’s even more powerful.
In this episode of Tanium Tech Talks, hosts Ashley McGlone and Jesh Sax sit down with Lucas Lyon, director of product management in Tanium’s Risk and Compliance group, to discuss two major enhancements: on-demand Tanium Risk Assessment (TRA) reports and vulnerability dashboards.
These features are designed to help organizations move beyond raw data and toward actionable insights. By combining Tanium’s unparalleled endpoint visibility with contextual risk scoring, Benchmark empowers teams to identify what matters most—fast. Whether you’re tackling patching gaps, managing compliance, or reducing attack surface, these updates make it easier to focus on the vulnerabilities and systems that pose the greatest risk.
Ready to see how these capabilities work and why they’re transformative for security and operations teams? Watch the full episode below to learn how Tanium Benchmark can help you shine a light on hidden risks and take decisive action.
Key takeaways
- Benchmark now includes on-demand risk assessment reports: These reports provide a comprehensive view of enterprise risk without touching endpoints by using existing data in Tanium Data Service for speed and simplicity.
- Real-world example: Tanium using Tanium internally: Lucas shared a story where Tanium’s internal team used Benchmark to flag a sudden spike in TLS/SSL risk metrics during a beta test, enabling them to identify and remediate legacy crypto settings within minutes.
“Imagine if this [TLS setting] were a new application that every computer in a large enterprise had and you didn't know that that setting was in place. And now you're just sitting out there with listening ports on every computer.”Tanium Director of Product Management Lucas Lyon
- Risk assessment reports are easy to generate and customizable: Admins can create detailed (30+ page) or executive summaries with just a few clicks, and even export JSON for integration with other tools.
“Our goal is to add a click, generate a report that customers can use, and immediately hand off to management or to another team—not have to do any customization or edits.”Tanium Director of Product Management Lucas Lyon
- Criticality-based prioritization adds real business context: Reports weigh endpoint importance so teams can focus on the systems that matter most, not just the ones with the most vulnerabilities.
- New vulnerability priority dashboards take prioritization further: Unlike traditional vulnerability scoring, these dashboards combine severity with endpoint criticality to help teams zero in on the vulnerabilities that pose the greatest organizational risk.
“Criticality applied to the endpoints is used as a weight in measuring the vulnerabilities themselves. Now I can actually focus even greater: I can focus not only on what are the worst vulnerabilities that are affecting the most machines, but I can now say, what are the worst vulnerabilities that are focused on the most machines that I care about?”Tanium Director of Product Management Lucas Lyon
- Actionable insights drive faster remediation: From identifying high-risk vulnerabilities to pivoting into Tanium Patch or Comply for fixes, these features streamline the path from awareness to resolution.
- Customer feedback validates the impact: Organizations report that vulnerability priority eliminates manual spreadsheet work and accelerates collaboration across business units.
- Benchmark continues to evolve for broader visibility: With container, cloud, and IoT views on the horizon, Tanium is expanding beyond endpoints to deliver holistic risk management.