Discover Asset Inventory

The asset inventory provides comprehensive visibility into all assets discovered and managed through the CSAM (Cyber Security Asset Management) application. It consolidates asset data from active scanning, agent-based discovery, and network reconnaissance into one centralized inventory view.

Discover Asset Inventory focuses on real-time asset discovery, classification, and security assessment across your organization's infrastructure. This approach provides immediate visibility into your attack surface. As a result, every asset detected by CSAM is cataloged, whether it is actively scanned, passively discovered, or reported by an agent. All assets can be searched efficiently and assessed for security vulnerabilities.

Key Features

The asset inventory includes:

• Centralized Discovery Hub
  Serves as the primary source for all CSAM-discovered assets across your environment
• Real-Time Asset Detection
  Provides immediate visibility into assets as they are discovered through scanning and monitoring
• Security-Focused Classification
  Automatically categorizes assets based on security characteristics, vulnerabilities, and risk profiles
• Advanced Search Capabilities
  Search across all discovered assets using IPs, hostnames, operating systems, and security attributes
• Vulnerability Correlation
  Links discovered assets directly to their security findings and remediation priorities

Supported Asset Types

Discover Asset Inventory catalogs the following asset types through CSAM discovery:

• Network Hosts
  Physical and virtual machines detected through network scanning
• IP Assets
  Network endpoints and devices discovered via active reconnaissance
• Cloud Instances
  Cloud-based compute resources detected through cloud connector agents
• Software Assets
  Applications, packages, and components inventoried during scanning
• Web Applications
  Web services and applications identified through WAS discovery
• Network Services
  Services and daemons running on discovered ports
• Certificates
  SSL/TLS certificates found on network assets

 

 

 

Asset Discovery Sources

Discover Asset Inventory maintains visibility into assets discovered through multiple CSAM detection methods:

• Active Scanning - Assets detected through authenticated and unauthenticated vulnerability scans
• Agent-Based Discovery - Assets reported by Qualys Cloud Agents deployed on endpoints
• Network Reconnaissance - Assets identified through passive network monitoring and mapping
• Cloud Connectors - Cloud assets discovered via native cloud platform integrations
• External Integrations - Assets imported from external CMDB systems or third-party scanning tools

Discovery Views

The Inventoryinterface provides multiple views to explore your discovered assets:

View	Description
All Assets	Comprehensive list of all assets discovered by CSAM across your environment
Hosts	Physical and virtual machines detected through network and agent-based discovery
Software	Complete software inventory detected across all discovered assets
Web Applications	Web apps and services identified through WAS discovery
Certificates	SSL/TLS certificates found on discovered network assets
Open Ports	Open ports and running services detected during network scanning