Custom Exposure Signals

In the Exposure Signals view, you can create custom exposure signals to view specific risks and weaknesses that relate to your business and its needs. You can fine-tune these combinations to quickly highlight the information that's most important to you.

Add a Custom Exposure Signal

To add a custom exposure signal:

Access the Exposure Signals view.
Do one of the following:
- To create a custom exposure signal based on an existing combination, select the card from the Exposure Signals and, in the Associated Query section, click Duplicate.
- To create a new custom exposure signal, in the Exposure Signals List, click Add Exposure Signal.
The New Exposure Signal page appears.
In the Name text box, type a name for the exposure signal.
In the Description text box, type a description for the exposure signal.
In the Query builder section, build the query you want to use for the exposure signal:
- Build a query string:
  1. On the right side of the global search bar, in the drop-down, select Query.
  2. Click inside the Search for Assets text box.
    
    The search query builder appears.
    
    Tip: You can also build your query using your keyboard. Follow the instructions on the bottom of the query builder to navigate.
  3. On the left side of the query builder, choose an operator to begin your search.
    
    (Not supported in Tenable FedRAMP Moderate) Hover your mouse cursor over an item to view an AI-generated description of how the operator filters your assets.
  4. Select a qualifier for your query.
    
    (Not supported in Tenable FedRAMP Moderate) Hover your mouse cursor over an item to view an AI-generated description of how the item filters your assets.
    
    Note:Tenable Inventory only displays qualifiers and operators that generate a working query. You cannot select items that break the query string.
  5. (Optional) Where applicable, add additional items and qualifiers to the query.
    
    Tip: Click on a query token to edit that section of the query without starting over!
  6. On the right side of the search bar, click the button.
    
    Tenable Inventory performs the search and filters the asset list based on your query.
- Build a query based on Natural Language Processing:
  The following is not supported in Tenable FedRAMP Moderate environments. For more information, see the Tenable FedRAMP Product Offering.
  
  You can use Natural Language Processing (NLP) to ask questions about your assets and receive an AI-generated list.
  1. On the right side of the global search bar, in the drop-down, select NLP.
  2. In the Ask anything about your assets text box, type a question you want to ask about your assets. For example, you could ask "Which critical devices do I have that are connected to the internet?".
    
    Tip: For more suggestions on questions to ask based on your business context, see NLP Search Use Cases.
    
    Tenable Inventory performs a search and provides an AI-generated list of assets that match the query. If no data is available, an error message appears indicating no data could be generated for the search criteria you entered.
In the Select Exposure Management section, select the checkbox next to the exposure management class you want to assign to the exposure signal.
Click Save. Tenable Inventory saves the exposure signal and adds a new card to the My Exposure Signals section of the exposure signals list.

Edit a Custom Exposure Signal

Note: You cannot edit Tenable-provided exposure signals.

To edit a custom exposure signal:

Do one of the following:
- In the My Exposure Signals section of the exposure signals list, on the card for the exposure signal you want to edit, click the button.
  
  Menu options appear.
  1. In the menu, click Edit.
- In the My Exposure Signals section of the exposure signals list, click on the card for the exposure signal you want to edit.
  
  The Exposure Signals appear.
  1. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Edit.
The Edit Exposure Signal page appears.
Make any desired changes to the exposure signal.
Click Save. Tenable Inventory saves your changes to the exposure signal.

Duplicate a Custom Exposure Signal

You can duplicate a exposure signal to use it as a template to create a new custom exposure signal.

Tip: To duplicate a Tenable-provided exposure signal, duplicate the exposure signal's associated query.

To duplicate a custom exposure signal:

In the My Exposure Signals section of the exposure signals list, on the card for the exposure signal you want to duplicate, click the button.

Menu options appear.
In the menu, click Duplicate.

The New Exposure Signal page appears.
Follow the steps to add a new custom exposure signal.

Archive a Custom Exposure Signal

When you archive a exposure signal, Tenable Inventory moves that exposure signal card to the Archived section of the Exposure Signals List. When you archive an exposure signal, the historical data for that combination is permanently deleted and cannot be retrieved.

Tip: You can also archive Tenable-provided exposure signal cards.

To archive a exposure signal:

Do one of the following:
- In the My Exposure Signals section of the exposure signals list, on the card for the exposure signal you want to archive, click the button.
  
  Menu options appear.
  1. In the menu, click Archive.
- In the My Exposure Signals section of the exposure signals list, click on the card for the exposure signal you want to archive.
  
  The Exposure Signal Details appear.
  1. In the upper-right corner of the page, click Archive.
A confirmation message appears.
Click Archive.

Tenable Inventory moves the exposure signal card to the Archived section of the Exposure Signals List.

Tip: To unarchive a exposure signal, in the upper-right corner of the card, click the Unarchive button. Tenable Inventory reactivates the exposure signal and moves the card to the appropriate section of the exposure signals list.

Delete a Custom Exposure Signal

You can permanently delete custom exposure signal cards from the Tenable Inventory interface. When you delete a exposure signal, all data for that card, including queries and historical results, are permanently deleted and cannot be retrieved.

Note: You cannot delete Tenable-provided exposure signal cards.

To delete a custom exposure signal:

Do one of the following:
- To delete an active exposure signal, in the My Exposure Signals section of the exposure signals list, on the card for the exposure signal you want to delete, click the button.
- To delete an archived exposure signal, in the Archived section of the exposure signals list, on the card for the exposure signal you want to delete, click the button.
Menu options appear.
In the menu, click Delete.

A confirmation message appears.
Click Delete Exposure Signal.

Tenable Inventory permanently deletes the exposure signal and all of its associated data from the application.