TANIUM ESSENTIALS COMPLETE REVIEW
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉What is the scan window?. Answer: The time you specify for
profile scanning to occur, remember to only set scan windows as
necessary
◉What is a scan inclusion?. Answer: this allows you to specify for
specific network and group scanning
◉Scan exclusions. Answer: Allows for specific exclusions for broader
scans that aren't as specific.
◉What are labels in Tanium discover?. Answer: Group interfaces by
various attributes such as organization or team
◉what does the lost interface label help identify?. Answer: -interface
last managed 24 hours ago
- last discovered in the last 4 hours using network scanning tools
like NMAP, ARP, ping, and connected
,◉What are locations in Tanium discover?. Answer: this can
automatically categorize interfaces based on the IP addresses into
geographic and physical locations
- this is an added security feature because locations can be used to
restrict interface visibility with permissions for specific user groups
◉How do you showlocation information as a bar graph?. Answer:
Navigate to Discover > interfaces
◉What is TCM?. Answer: Tanium Client Management
◉What does TCM do?. Answer: it is a shared services module that is
easily imported to the Tanium server
-allows for deployment of Tanium Client from TMS to any place on
the network
◉Why is Tanium enforce beneficial to businesses?. Answer: This
allows for companies to cut out other unnecessary third party
security tools/services/apps
◉What are policies in enforce?. Answer: this is where you create,
import, and prioritize policies
, ◉Enforcements. Answer: this is where you can apply existing
policies and check the status of policy enforcement
◉Endpoint encryption. Answer: View and manage recovery keys
that have been backed by enforce for biitlocker
◉anti-malware. Answer: Check health of anti-malware and run
scans to verify anti-malware status
◉List of policies. Answer: -manage a specific technology
- contains rules that are specific security controls
- Only one policy type can be applied to an endpoint
◉List of Enforcements. Answer: -Apply policies to computer groups
- occur parodically with reoccurring saved actions
- enforcement status is reported in the workbench
◉What are the three tiers to the enforcement status?. Answer: -
Enforced
- Partially Enforced
- Unenforced
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉What is the scan window?. Answer: The time you specify for
profile scanning to occur, remember to only set scan windows as
necessary
◉What is a scan inclusion?. Answer: this allows you to specify for
specific network and group scanning
◉Scan exclusions. Answer: Allows for specific exclusions for broader
scans that aren't as specific.
◉What are labels in Tanium discover?. Answer: Group interfaces by
various attributes such as organization or team
◉what does the lost interface label help identify?. Answer: -interface
last managed 24 hours ago
- last discovered in the last 4 hours using network scanning tools
like NMAP, ARP, ping, and connected
,◉What are locations in Tanium discover?. Answer: this can
automatically categorize interfaces based on the IP addresses into
geographic and physical locations
- this is an added security feature because locations can be used to
restrict interface visibility with permissions for specific user groups
◉How do you showlocation information as a bar graph?. Answer:
Navigate to Discover > interfaces
◉What is TCM?. Answer: Tanium Client Management
◉What does TCM do?. Answer: it is a shared services module that is
easily imported to the Tanium server
-allows for deployment of Tanium Client from TMS to any place on
the network
◉Why is Tanium enforce beneficial to businesses?. Answer: This
allows for companies to cut out other unnecessary third party
security tools/services/apps
◉What are policies in enforce?. Answer: this is where you create,
import, and prioritize policies
, ◉Enforcements. Answer: this is where you can apply existing
policies and check the status of policy enforcement
◉Endpoint encryption. Answer: View and manage recovery keys
that have been backed by enforce for biitlocker
◉anti-malware. Answer: Check health of anti-malware and run
scans to verify anti-malware status
◉List of policies. Answer: -manage a specific technology
- contains rules that are specific security controls
- Only one policy type can be applied to an endpoint
◉List of Enforcements. Answer: -Apply policies to computer groups
- occur parodically with reoccurring saved actions
- enforcement status is reported in the workbench
◉What are the three tiers to the enforcement status?. Answer: -
Enforced
- Partially Enforced
- Unenforced
