Asset Types

The Assets page shows assets identified by scanners in Tenable Vulnerability Management or imported from other Tenable products.

In the left navigation, assets are broken down into two types:

• Managed Assets have been assessed for vulnerabilities within the past 90 days. They are grouped By Type, By OS Category, or By Asset Profile.

• Unmanaged Assets have not been assessed for over 90 days. They are classified as Hosts or Web Applications.

Note: Choosing an asset type does not remove your current asset filters.

Managed Assets

Managed assets are actively managed by Tenable Vulnerability Management and have been assessed for vulnerabilities in the past 90 days. For more information, see Discovery Scans vs. Assessment Scans.

The following table shows managed assets along with the filters you can apply to them.

Asset Type	Description
By Type	Assets broken down by type, such as web applications or host assets.
Hosts	Assets such as workstations, servers, virtual machines, or printers. Network-related assets are not included.
Web Applications	Assets identified as running web applications and assessed via Tenable Web App Scanning.
By OS Category	Assets broken down by operating system.
Linux/Unix	Assets running Linux or Unix.
MacOS	Assets running Apple MacOS.
Windows	Assets running Microsoft Windows.
Unknown	Assets with no detected operating system.
By Asset Profile	Assets broken down by class and subclass according to business and device function. Assets can only be in one class.
Cloud	Assets such as virtual machines, containers, or compute instances hosted in cloud environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Compute and Application Server	Assets including physical and virtual machines which run enterprise applications, databases, and web services. These support functions such as data processing, content management, identity access, and cloud application orchestration.
Healthcare	Assets used for healthcare services, such as blood pressure monitors.
Internet of Things	Assets including connected devices, sensors, gateways, and smart systems used for surveillance, media, retail, and automation. These support functions such as real-time data collection, remote monitoring, and transaction processing.
Legacy Device	Assets with operating systems that have reached end of life or end of support.
Network Infrastructure	Assets including physical and virtual network infrastructure devices that manage connectivity or security. These support functions such as routing, firewall protection, load balancing, identity services, network storage, and virtualization platforms.
Operational Technology	Assets including industrial control systems, real-time embedded devices, and operational technology (OT) management infrastructure. These support functions such as automation, process control, and secure communication between OT and IT networks.
Peripheral	Assets which support document processing and output, including printers, faxes, and plotters.
Personal Computing	Assets including virtual machines, laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and thin clients.
Telecomm	Assets including telecommunications equipment, VoIP devices, and video conferencing hardware. These support functions such as voice and data transmission and real-time communication services.
Unknown Device	Assets without a class that the system cannot classify.
Unclassified	Assets without a class that the system has not yet attempted to classify.
VM or Workload	Assets including virtual machines and containerized workloads running on platforms like OpenShift. These support functions such as application deployment and orchestration in virtualized environments.

Unmanaged Assets

Unmanaged assets have been discovered by Tenable Vulnerability Management or Tenable Nessus, but not scanned for vulnerabilities in the past 90 days.

Asset Type	Description
Hosts	Assets such as workstations, servers, virtual machines, or printers. Network-related assets are not included.
Web Applications	Assets identified as running web applications and assessed via Tenable Web App Scanning.