QUALYS PATCH MANAGEMENT EXAM ACTUAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Which of these Qualys solutions would you use to address
vulnerabilities on your assets?
(A) Vulnerability Management
(B) Patch Management
(C) Endpoint Detection and Response
(D) Policy Compliance. Answer: (B) Patch Management
◉ Which of these sensors does Qualys use to deploy patches?
(A) Scanner appliances
(B) Cloud connectors
(C) Passive sensor
(D) Cloud agent. Answer: (D) Cloud agent
◉ Which of these actions is commonly performed after deploying
patches?
, (A) Asset is decommissioned
(B) Asset is scanned
(C) Asset is rebooted
(D) Asset is reimaged. Answer: (C) Asset is rebooted
◉ Which of these is a recommended approach to patching assets?
(A) Uninstall old patches and apply new
(B) Do not apply patches unless necessary
(C) Apply patches on a set of test assets, verify that the patches do
not cause issues, and patch the remaining assets
(D) Apply patches on all assets right away. Answer: (C) Apply
patches on a set of test assets, verify that the patches do not cause
issues, and patch the remaining assets
◉ Qualys Patch Management correlates missing patches with
vulnerabilities.
(A) False
(B) True. Answer: (B) True
◉ Which of these is true about Qualys Patch Management?
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
◉ Which of these Qualys solutions would you use to address
vulnerabilities on your assets?
(A) Vulnerability Management
(B) Patch Management
(C) Endpoint Detection and Response
(D) Policy Compliance. Answer: (B) Patch Management
◉ Which of these sensors does Qualys use to deploy patches?
(A) Scanner appliances
(B) Cloud connectors
(C) Passive sensor
(D) Cloud agent. Answer: (D) Cloud agent
◉ Which of these actions is commonly performed after deploying
patches?
, (A) Asset is decommissioned
(B) Asset is scanned
(C) Asset is rebooted
(D) Asset is reimaged. Answer: (C) Asset is rebooted
◉ Which of these is a recommended approach to patching assets?
(A) Uninstall old patches and apply new
(B) Do not apply patches unless necessary
(C) Apply patches on a set of test assets, verify that the patches do
not cause issues, and patch the remaining assets
(D) Apply patches on all assets right away. Answer: (C) Apply
patches on a set of test assets, verify that the patches do not cause
issues, and patch the remaining assets
◉ Qualys Patch Management correlates missing patches with
vulnerabilities.
(A) False
(B) True. Answer: (B) True
◉ Which of these is true about Qualys Patch Management?
