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ACAS STAN/EVAL NOTES/STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
A Nessus Scanner covers numerous check, including unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
(CVEs), and successfully operates across different environments. What else does it do? - ✔✔Serves as an
active vulnerability scanner, Evaluates processes running on the host, Probes the host's network services.
What are the standard ACAS Components? - ✔✔Nessus Scanner & Security Center
What is ACAS? - ✔✔Assured Compliance Assessment Solutions.
How does the Air Force utilize ACAS? - ✔✔Detects known cyber threats on enterprise assets.
What kind of product is ACAS? - ✔✔COTS
Where does ACAS come from? - ✔✔Tenable Network Security?
What specifically can ACAS through automated network scanning? - ✔✔Provides vulnerability scanning,
application vulnerability scanning, configuration assessment, device configuration assessment, network
discovery, compliance reporting, & compliance accountability/enforcement.
What are some of the Security Centers capabilities? - ✔✔Provides complete visibility into the security
posture of the IT infrastructure. Evaluates al vulnerability data across entire IT infrastructure. Analyzes
vulnerabilities, provides solutions to said vulnerabilities. Illustrates vulnerability trends over time, and
assesses risk. Actionable context for effective remediation in prioritized order for assessed
systems/devices/risks.
Author. Emily Charlene, ©2025 All Rights Reserved.
ACAS STAN/EVAL NOTES/STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
A Nessus Scanner covers numerous check, including unique Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
(CVEs), and successfully operates across different environments. What else does it do? - ✔✔Serves as an
active vulnerability scanner, Evaluates processes running on the host, Probes the host's network services.
What are the standard ACAS Components? - ✔✔Nessus Scanner & Security Center
What is ACAS? - ✔✔Assured Compliance Assessment Solutions.
How does the Air Force utilize ACAS? - ✔✔Detects known cyber threats on enterprise assets.
What kind of product is ACAS? - ✔✔COTS
Where does ACAS come from? - ✔✔Tenable Network Security?
What specifically can ACAS through automated network scanning? - ✔✔Provides vulnerability scanning,
application vulnerability scanning, configuration assessment, device configuration assessment, network
discovery, compliance reporting, & compliance accountability/enforcement.
What are some of the Security Centers capabilities? - ✔✔Provides complete visibility into the security
posture of the IT infrastructure. Evaluates al vulnerability data across entire IT infrastructure. Analyzes
vulnerabilities, provides solutions to said vulnerabilities. Illustrates vulnerability trends over time, and
assesses risk. Actionable context for effective remediation in prioritized order for assessed
systems/devices/risks.
Author. Emily Charlene, ©2025 All Rights Reserved.
