QUALYS REPORTING STRATEGIES AND
BEST PRACTICES EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Identify the different Qualys sensors that collect data from your environment. (Select all that
apply)***
(A) Scanner
(B) Cloud Agents
(C) Passive Sensor
(D) Container Sensor
(E) Cloud Connector - ANS (A) Scanner
(B) Cloud Agents
(C) Passive Sensor
(D) Container Sensor
(E) Cloud Connector
_______________ is a lightweight agent that can be installed on clients and servers for real-
time visibility.***
(A) Container Sensor
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, (B) Scanner
(C) API
(D) Cloud Agent - ANS Cloud Agent
Which of the following sensors continuously monitors all network traffic, profiles devices, and
flags any asset activity?***
(A) Container Sensor
(B) API
(C) Passive Sensor
(D) Out-of-band - ANS (C) Passive Sensor
Qualys vulnerability severity ranking is solely based on CVSS scores.***
(A) True
(B) False - ANS (B) False
Which of the following are recommended best practices for reporting?***
(A) Align reporting routine with scanning
(B) Maintain a good purging practice
(C) Build reports based on the requirements of the relevant stakeholders
(D) Avoid using trend data as it requires more time for report generation
(E) Use scan based reports as much as possible - ANS (A) Align reporting routine with
scanning
(B) Maintain a good purging practice
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BEST PRACTICES EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Identify the different Qualys sensors that collect data from your environment. (Select all that
apply)***
(A) Scanner
(B) Cloud Agents
(C) Passive Sensor
(D) Container Sensor
(E) Cloud Connector - ANS (A) Scanner
(B) Cloud Agents
(C) Passive Sensor
(D) Container Sensor
(E) Cloud Connector
_______________ is a lightweight agent that can be installed on clients and servers for real-
time visibility.***
(A) Container Sensor
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, (B) Scanner
(C) API
(D) Cloud Agent - ANS Cloud Agent
Which of the following sensors continuously monitors all network traffic, profiles devices, and
flags any asset activity?***
(A) Container Sensor
(B) API
(C) Passive Sensor
(D) Out-of-band - ANS (C) Passive Sensor
Qualys vulnerability severity ranking is solely based on CVSS scores.***
(A) True
(B) False - ANS (B) False
Which of the following are recommended best practices for reporting?***
(A) Align reporting routine with scanning
(B) Maintain a good purging practice
(C) Build reports based on the requirements of the relevant stakeholders
(D) Avoid using trend data as it requires more time for report generation
(E) Use scan based reports as much as possible - ANS (A) Align reporting routine with
scanning
(B) Maintain a good purging practice
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