ACAS TRAINING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
TenableA2SecurityA2CenterA2-A2Ans--
theA2centralA2consoleA2thatA2providesA2continuousA2endpointA2securityA2andA2complianceA
2monitoring.
NessusA2(activeA2vulnerabilityA2scanner)A2-A2Ans--
evaluatesA2processesA2runningA2onA2theA2endpointA2orA2probesA2theA2endpoint'sA2networ
kA2services
NessusA2NetworkA2MonitorA2(NNM)A2-A2Ans--
passiveA2scannerA2thatA2detectsA2vulnerabilitiesA2basedA2onA2networkA2traffic.
NessusA2ManagerA2-A2Ans--
canA2manage,A2scanA2data,A2runA2scans,A2andA2pullA2inA2dataA2fromA2variousA2NessusA2A
gents.A2canA2supportA2upA2toA220,000A2nessusA2agents
NessusA2AgentA2-A2Ans--
aA2lightweightA2programA2installedA2onA2anA2endpointA2thatA2givesA2youA2visibilityA2intoA2ot
herA2ITA2assetsA2thatA2connectA2intermittentlyA2toA2theA2internet
ACASA2SystemA2ComponentA2InteractionA2-A2Ans--TenableA2SecurityA2Center-
A2connectsA2toA2andA2canA2manageA2NessusA2scannersA2,A2whereA2itA2pushesA2pluginA2up
datesA2toA2theA2scanners,A2initiatesA2theA2activeA2scan,A2andA2retrievesA2theA2scanA2result
sA2orA2findings.A2connectsA2toA2andA2canA2manageA2NessusA2NetworkA2Monitor,A2toA2pus
hA2pluginsA2andA2toA2pullA2inA2passiveA2scanA2results.A2connectsA2toA2theA2nessusA2mana
ger,A2doesA2notA2pushA2pluginsA2toA2theA2managers,A2however,A2itA2mayA2pullA2scanA2resu
ltsA2fromA2theA2nessusA2managersA2afterA2theA2managersA2haveA2collectedA2theA2scanA2d
ataA2fromA2theA2agents.
TenableA2SecurityA2CenterA2functionsA2-A2Ans--
DiscoverA2assets,A2detectA2vulnerabilities,A2conductA2configurationA2andA2complianceA2au
dits,A2publishA2findsA2toA2ContinuousA2MonitoringA2andA2RiskA2ScoringA2(CMRS)
pingA2toolA2-A2Ans--useA2toA2determineA2ifA2theA2hostA2isA2activeA2orA2live
portA2scannersA2-A2Ans--tenableA2nessusA2scanner
tracerouteA2-A2Ans--
aA2utilityA2applicationA2thatA2monitorsA2theA2networkA2pathA2ofA2packetA2dataA2sentA2toA2aA2
remoteA2computer
CORRECT ANSWERS
TenableA2SecurityA2CenterA2-A2Ans--
theA2centralA2consoleA2thatA2providesA2continuousA2endpointA2securityA2andA2complianceA
2monitoring.
NessusA2(activeA2vulnerabilityA2scanner)A2-A2Ans--
evaluatesA2processesA2runningA2onA2theA2endpointA2orA2probesA2theA2endpoint'sA2networ
kA2services
NessusA2NetworkA2MonitorA2(NNM)A2-A2Ans--
passiveA2scannerA2thatA2detectsA2vulnerabilitiesA2basedA2onA2networkA2traffic.
NessusA2ManagerA2-A2Ans--
canA2manage,A2scanA2data,A2runA2scans,A2andA2pullA2inA2dataA2fromA2variousA2NessusA2A
gents.A2canA2supportA2upA2toA220,000A2nessusA2agents
NessusA2AgentA2-A2Ans--
aA2lightweightA2programA2installedA2onA2anA2endpointA2thatA2givesA2youA2visibilityA2intoA2ot
herA2ITA2assetsA2thatA2connectA2intermittentlyA2toA2theA2internet
ACASA2SystemA2ComponentA2InteractionA2-A2Ans--TenableA2SecurityA2Center-
A2connectsA2toA2andA2canA2manageA2NessusA2scannersA2,A2whereA2itA2pushesA2pluginA2up
datesA2toA2theA2scanners,A2initiatesA2theA2activeA2scan,A2andA2retrievesA2theA2scanA2result
sA2orA2findings.A2connectsA2toA2andA2canA2manageA2NessusA2NetworkA2Monitor,A2toA2pus
hA2pluginsA2andA2toA2pullA2inA2passiveA2scanA2results.A2connectsA2toA2theA2nessusA2mana
ger,A2doesA2notA2pushA2pluginsA2toA2theA2managers,A2however,A2itA2mayA2pullA2scanA2resu
ltsA2fromA2theA2nessusA2managersA2afterA2theA2managersA2haveA2collectedA2theA2scanA2d
ataA2fromA2theA2agents.
TenableA2SecurityA2CenterA2functionsA2-A2Ans--
DiscoverA2assets,A2detectA2vulnerabilities,A2conductA2configurationA2andA2complianceA2au
dits,A2publishA2findsA2toA2ContinuousA2MonitoringA2andA2RiskA2ScoringA2(CMRS)
pingA2toolA2-A2Ans--useA2toA2determineA2ifA2theA2hostA2isA2activeA2orA2live
portA2scannersA2-A2Ans--tenableA2nessusA2scanner
tracerouteA2-A2Ans--
aA2utilityA2applicationA2thatA2monitorsA2theA2networkA2pathA2ofA2packetA2dataA2sentA2toA2aA2
remoteA2computer