Qualys Patch Management: Addressing Vulnerabilities Efficiently, Exams of Social Sciences

An in-depth exploration of qualys patch management, a comprehensive solution for addressing vulnerabilities in an organization's it infrastructure. It covers various aspects of the patch management process, including the reasons for using a patch management solution, the qualys solutions available, the deployment methods, the recommended patching approaches, and the correlation between missing patches and vulnerabilities. The document also delves into the specific features and functionalities of qualys patch management, such as the patch catalog, deployment job configuration, and prioritization reports. By studying this document, users can gain a thorough understanding of how qualys patch management can be leveraged to effectively manage and mitigate vulnerabilities, ensuring the security and stability of their it systems.

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QUALYS PATCH MANAGEMENT (COURSE QUIZZES)
Which of these is a reason for using a Patch Management solution?
(A) To monitor logs on the asset
(B) To scan for viruses
(C) To close open ports and services
(D) To address vulnerabilities - Answers-(D) To address vulnerabilities
Which of these Qualys solutions would you use to address vulnerabilities on your
assets?
(A) Vulnerability Management
(B) Patch Management
(C) Endpoint Detection and Response
(D) Policy Compliance - Answers-(B) Patch Management
Which of these sensors does Qualys use to deploy patches?
(A) Scanner appliances
(B) Cloud connectors
(C) Passive sensor
(D) Cloud agent - Answers-(D) Cloud agent
Which of these actions is commonly performed after deploying patches?
(A) Asset is decommissioned
(B) Asset is scanned
(C) Asset is rebooted
(D) Asset is reimaged - Answers-(C) Asset is rebooted
Which of these is a recommended approach to patching assets?
(A) Uninstall old patches and apply new
(B) Do not apply patches unless necessary
(C) Apply patches on a set of test assets, verify that the patches do not cause issues,
and patch the remaining assets
(D) Apply patches on all assets right away - Answers-(C) Apply patches on a set of test
assets, verify that the patches do not cause issues, and patch the remaining assets
Qualys Patch Management correlates missing patches with vulnerabilities.
(A) False
(B) True - Answers-(B) True
Which of these is true about Qualys Patch Management?
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QUALYS PATCH MANAGEMENT (COURSE QUIZZES)

Which of these is a reason for using a Patch Management solution? (A) To monitor logs on the asset (B) To scan for viruses (C) To close open ports and services (D) To address vulnerabilities - Answers-(D) To address vulnerabilities Which of these Qualys solutions would you use to address vulnerabilities on your assets? (A) Vulnerability Management (B) Patch Management (C) Endpoint Detection and Response (D) Policy Compliance - Answers-(B) Patch Management Which of these sensors does Qualys use to deploy patches? (A) Scanner appliances (B) Cloud connectors (C) Passive sensor (D) Cloud agent - Answers-(D) Cloud agent Which of these actions is commonly performed after deploying patches? (A) Asset is decommissioned (B) Asset is scanned (C) Asset is rebooted (D) Asset is reimaged - Answers-(C) Asset is rebooted Which of these is a recommended approach to patching assets? (A) Uninstall old patches and apply new (B) Do not apply patches unless necessary (C) Apply patches on a set of test assets, verify that the patches do not cause issues, and patch the remaining assets (D) Apply patches on all assets right away - Answers-(C) Apply patches on a set of test assets, verify that the patches do not cause issues, and patch the remaining assets Qualys Patch Management correlates missing patches with vulnerabilities. (A) False (B) True - Answers-(B) True Which of these is true about Qualys Patch Management?

(A) it can install the operating system and third-party application patches (B) it can install third-party application patches only (C) it can install operating system patches only - Answers-(A) it can install the operating system and third-party application patches Which of these is used by Qualys Patch Management to deploy patches? (A) Scanner appliance (B) Cloud connector (C) Cloud Agent - Answers-(C) Cloud Agent Which of these is NOT a stage in the VMDR lifecycle? (A) Governance (B) Vulnerability & Config Assessment (C) Threat Risk and Prioritization (D) Asset Inventory (E) Patch Management - Answers-(A) Governance Which of these can be used as a local repository to download patches? (A) Qualys Cloud Agent (B) Qualys Scanner appliance (C) Qualys Gateway Server (D) Qualys Passive Sensor - Answers-(C) Qualys Gateway Server By default, how often are agents check for missing patches? (A) 8 hours (B) 6 hours (C) 4 hours (D) 24 hours - Answers-(C) 4 hours Which of these is true about the patch catalog? (A) by default, superseded patches are shown (B) by default, superseded patches are hidden - Answers-(B) by default, superseded patches are hidden Which of these would you use to assign Patch Management licenses to hosts? (A) hostnames (B) IP addresses (C) asset tags (D) asset groups - Answers-(C) asset tags

Which of these is true about patch deployment jobs? (A) only some patch jobs can be cloned (B) all patch jobs can be cloned - Answers-(B) all patch jobs can be cloned Which of these can you use to include hosts in a patch deployment job?(Select 2) (A) Asset groups (B) Asset Tags (C) Hostnames (D) IP addresses - Answers-(B) Asset Tags (C) Hostnames The prioritized products report allows you to view the total number of product vulnerabilities (active and fixed) detected in your environment over the last _______________. (A) Two Weeks (B) Two Months (C) Two Days (D) Two years - Answers-(D) Two years Why would you use the "Enable opportunistic patch download" option? (A) to have the agent download the patch before the scheduled job begins (B) to have the agent download the patch after the scheduled job begins - Answers-(A) to have the agent download the patch before the scheduled job begins Which of these would you use to identify patchable applications that introduce the most number of vulnerabilities in your subscription? (A) patch catalog (B) patch report (C) prioritized products report - Answers-(C) prioritized products report Which of the following Qualys applications or services provide the ability to create a patch job? (Select three) (A) EDR (B) PM (C) VMDR (D) Vm - Answers-(B) PM (C) VMDR (D) Vm

Which of these is true about a zero-touch patch job? (A) a zero-touch patch job can only be scheduled for a future date (B) a zero-touch patch job automatically includes required patches using a QQL query (C) you can manually select patches to include in the zero-touch patch job - Answers- (B) a zero-touch patch job automatically includes required patches using a QQL query Which of the following statements about uninstalling patches is true? (A) Not all patches in the Patch Catalog can be uninstalled. (B) Uninstallable patches are shown with a key-shaped symbol (C) All patches in the Patch Catalog can be uninstalled. - Answers-(A) Not all patches in the Patch Catalog can be uninstalled. (A) (B) (C) (D) - Answers- (A) (B) (C) (D) - Answers- (A) (B) (C) (D) - Answers- VMDR Prioritization Report helps you to: (A) Download patches from Vendor Global CDNs (B) Create tickets for high-risk vulnerabilities (C) Identify patches required to fix high-risk vulnerabilities (D) Identify vulnerabilities that pose the maximum risk to your business (E) Run scans to identify high-risk vulnerabilities - Answers-(C) Identify patches required to fix high-risk vulnerabilities (D) Identify vulnerabilities that pose the maximum risk to your business Which query would you use to identify vulnerabilities that can be patched by Qualys Patch Management? (A)vulnerabilities.vulnerability.qualysPatchable:TRUE (B)Patchable.vulnerabilities.qualys:FALSE (C)vulnerabilities.vulnerability.qualysPatchable:FALSE