Assets

The Assets view 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.

To access the Assets view:

1. Access the Inventory View view.

   The Assets view appears by default.

   

Important: Because a Person can have more than one Account, Tenable Inventory automatically applies a default filter to hide account class assets from this view. This reduces confusion and avoids the appearance of duplicate assets in your asset list.
To view all assets including accounts, remove the filter from the top of the list:

Additionally, when you search or filter the asset list, Tenable Inventory automatically removes the default filter to ensure your search query results are accurate. For more information about asset classes, see Asset Classes.

In the Assets view, 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.

• In the class drop-down, filter the asset list by a specific asset class. For more information, see Asset Classes.

  The asset numbers at the top of the page and the asset list update accordingly.

• Use the search box above the asset list to search for a specific asset in the list.

• Filter the asset list:

  

  1. Click Filter .

     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.

     Tenable Inventory 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.

     Tenable Inventory filters the asset list by the designated criteria.

• Export the table:

  1. Click Export .

     The Export table plane appears.

     

  2. In the Columns to export section, select the check box for each column you want to include in the export file.

  3. (Optional) To include columns not currently in the table view, click Add more columns.

     The Add columns to export plane appears.

     1. Select the check box for each additional column you want to include in the export file.

  4. In the rows section, ensure the Current Page radio button is selected.

     Tip: Currently, you can only export the rows listed on the current page.

  5. Click Export .

     Tenable Inventory downloads the export file to your computer. Depending on your browser settings, your browser may notify you that the download is complete.

• Customize the columns in the table:

  1. Click Columns .

     The Customize columns window appears.

  2. (Optional) In the Reorder added columns section, click and drag any column name to reorder the columns.

  3. (Optional) In the Show/Hide section, select/delesect the check boxes to show or hide columns in the table.

  4. (Optional) In the Remove section, click the button to permanently remove a column from the table.

  5. (Optional) To add columns to the table, click Add Columns.

     The Add columns to table window appears.

     1. (Optional) Use the search bar to search for a column property.

        The list of column properties updates based on your search query.

     2. Select the check box next to any column or columns you want to add to the table.

     3. Click Add.

        The column appears in the Customize columns window.

  6. (Optional) Click Reset to Defaults to reset all columns to their defaults.

  7. Click Apply Columns.

     Tenable Inventory saves your changes to the columns in the table.

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

  • Name — The asset identifier. Tenable Inventory 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.

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

    Note: Tenable Inventory does not calculate an AES for unlicensed assets.

  • Class — The class type associated with the asset. For more information, see Asset Classes.

  • Weaknesses — The weaknesses associated with the asset. For more information, see Weaknesses.

    Tip: Click on a Weakness count to navigate directly to the Weaknesses view.

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

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

  • Sources — The application the asset originated from, for example, Tenable Vulnerability Management.

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