Manage Asset Tags

You can add descriptive tags to define and categorize your assets. You can create tags that do not require any values and also which require values such as specific keywords, booleans, cost, and percentage.

To assign tags to a single asset or multiple assets:

  1. In Tenable Attack Surface Management, in the left navigation bar, click the button.

    The Explore page appears.

Scope Action
Add tags to a single asset

  1. To add tags to a single asset:

    • In the row of the asset to add tags, click the button

      A menu appears.

    • Select the checkbox for the asset to add tags.

      Tenable Attack Surface Management enables the header.

    • Right-click the asset you want to add tags.

      A menu appears.

  1. Select Add Tags.

    The Add Tags window appears.

  2. Select or create a new tag.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the Tags to be Added box.

  3. Click Add Tags.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the asset.
Add tags to multiple assets

To add tags to multiple assets:

  1. Select the checkbox for one or several assets you want to add tags.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management enables the header.

  2. Select Add Tags.

    The Add Tags window appears.

  3. Select or create a new tag.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the Tags to be Added box.

  4. Click Add Tags.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the assets.

Add Tags from the Asset Details page

To add tags from the Asset Details page:

  1. In the Explore page, in the assets table, click the asset name.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management displays the asset details.

  2. In the Tags section, click .

    The Add Tags window appears.

  3. Select or create a new tag.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the Tags to be Added box.

  4. Click Add Tags.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the asset.

Removing tags for an asset removes the tags from Tenable Attack Surface Management and as a result from all the assets that have the specific tag.

To remove tags:

Scope Action
Remove tags from a single asset

  1. To remove tags from a single asset:

    • In the row of the asset to remove tags, click the button

      A menu appears.

    • Select the checkbox for the asset to remove tags.

      Tenable Attack Surface Management enables the header.

    • Right-click the asset for which you want to remove tags.

      A menu appears.

  1. Select Remove Tags.

    The Remove Tags window appears.

  2. Select the tags to remove.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the Tags to be Removed box.

  3. Click RemoveTags.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management removes the tags to the asset.
Remove tags from multiple assets

To remove tags from multiple assets:

  1. Select the checkbox for one or several assets for which you want to remove tags.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management enables the header.

  2. Select Remove Tags.

    The Remove Tags window appears.

  3. Select the tags to remove.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management adds the tags to the Tags to be Removed box.

  4. Click Remove Tags.

    Tenable Attack Surface Management removes the tags from the assets.