Assets

The Assets tab on the Inventory page allows you to view and manage all of your assets. You can quickly see which assets are new or updated, which class the asset belongs to, and other useful asset information.

Important: Because they do not include a hardware ID attribute, devices managed by Microsoft Intune's mobile device management (MDM) are not visible on the Assets tab.

To access the Assets tab:

  1. Access the Inventory page.

    The Assets tab appears by default.


On the Assets tab, you can:

  • View the Total Number of Assets within your container.

  • View the total number of New Assets discovered within the last 7 days.

  • View the total number of Updated Assets within your container in the last 7 days.

  • Use the search box above the asset list to search for a specific asset in the list. For more information, see Global Search.

  • To the right of the asset list, in the Filters section, use quick filters to sort the asset list by:

    • Sources — Filter the asset list by the selected data source.

    • Asset classes — Filter the asset list by the selected asset class.

    Tip: Use the search box to search for a specific source or class. Click the result to automatically filter the list by the selection.

  • View a list of your assets, including the following information:

    • Name — The asset identifier. assigns this identifier based on the presence of certain asset attributes in the following order:

      1. Agent Name (if agent-scanned)

      2. NetBIOS Name

      3. FQDN

      4. IPv6 address

      5. IPv4 address

      For example, if scans identify a NetBIOS name and an IPv4 address for an asset, the NetBIOS name appears as the Asset Name.

    • Sources — The data source from which the asset originates.

      Tip: If there are several sources associated with the asset, you can click the button to view the full list of sources.

    • Class — The class type associated with the asset.

    • — The for the asset. The represents the asset's relative exposure as an integer between 0 and 1000. A higher indicates higher exposure.

      Note: does not calculate an for unlicensed assets.

    • Active Finding Count — The number of active findings associated with the asset.

      Important: This count includes all findings that are not in the Fixed state (i.e., Active, Resurfaced, and New findings).
      Tip: Click on a finding count to navigate directly to the Findings tab.

    • Top Attack Techniques — Instances of attack techniques associated with this asset that are used in attack paths leading to critical assets. For more information, see [%=Tenable.AttackPath%] Techniques.

      Tip: Click on a count to navigate directly to the [%=Tenable.AttackPath%] Techniques page filtered automatically by attack path techniques related to the asset.

    • Top Attack Paths — Attack paths related to the asset that also lead to critical assets. For more information, see Attack Paths.

      Tip: You can sort by this column to view which assets lead to the greatest number of attack paths.
      Tip: Click on an attack path count to navigate directly to the Attack Paths page, where the Top Attack Paths table is automatically filtered by attack paths that feature the asset.

    • Associated tags — The number of tags applied to the asset. For more information on tagging an asset, see Tag Assets via the Assets Page.

    • Last updated — The date and time at which the asset was last updated.

    • Click See details to view more details about an asset. For more information, see Asset Details.

You can also manage the page in the following ways:

Filter the Asset List

To filter the asset list:

  1. Click the button.

    The Add filter button appears.

  2. Click Add filter.

    A menu appears.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • To search the asset list by tag, click Tags.

    • To search the asset list by asset property, click Properties.

    Tip: See Asset Filters for additional information on available filter types.

  4. In the search box, type the criteria by which you want to search the asset list.

    populates a list of options based on your criteria.

  5. Click the tag or property by which you want to filter the asset list.

    A menu appears.

  6. Select how to apply the filter. For example, if you want to search for an asset whose name is Asset14, then select the contains radio button and in the text box, type Asset14.

  7. Click Add filter .

    The filter appears above the asset list.

  8. Repeat these steps for each additional filter you want to apply.

  9. Click Apply filters.

    filters the asset list by the designated criteria.

Export the Table or the Page

Customize the Columns in the Table

Create a Tag Based on the Asset List

To create a tag based on the asset list:

  1. Above the list, click Create.

    A menu appears.

  2. Click Tag.

    You navigate directly to the Create New Tag page. By default, the tag type is set to Dynamic.

    Tip: For more information, see Tag Format and Application.

Create an Exposure Signal Based on the Asset List

To create an exposure signal based on the asset list:

  1. Above the list, click Create.

    A menu appears.

  2. Click Exposure Signal.

    You navigate directly to the New Exposure Signal page.

Delete an Asset

When you delete an asset from the Inventory page, removes the asset from ALL  products. This means the asset can no longer be tracked or scored in any way. Additionally, any related vulnerability information is no longer available.

Tip: To re-add an asset, you must re-scan the asset.

To delete an asset from the Assets page:

  1. In the asset list, select the check box next to each asset you want to delete.

    At the top of the list, the button appears.

  2. Click the button.

    A confirmation message appears.

  3. Select the I understand the consequences and confirm my request check box.

  4. Click Delete.

    A confirmation message appears and removes the asset from all products. The asset is no longer tracked or scored and must be re-scanned to be re-added.

Tip: To see a list of assets that are in the process of being deleted, you can apply the following filter to the asset list: Pending Delete = true