ACAS - 5.3 Course/ 109 Q&A/ A+ Score
Solutions/ Updated 2024-2025.
What is ACAS? - Answer: ACAS is a network-based security compliance and assessment
capability
designed to provide awareness of the security posture and network health of
DoD networks.
Which of the following best describes the Security Center? - Answer: The central console that
provides continuous asset-based security and
compliance monitoring
A vulnerability is a weakness or an attack that can compromise your system. - Answer: False (a
vulnerability does not include an attack)
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, The Nessus scanner monitors data at rest, while the PVS monitors data in motion. - Answer:
True
PVS detects vulnerabilities based on network traffic instead of actively scanning hosts. - Answer:
True
Which ACAS component performs active vulnerability and compliance scanning? - Answer:
Nessus
CMRS is a tool to provide DoD component- and enterprise-level situational awareness by
quantitatively displaying an organization's security posture. - Answer: True
Select the Task Order for the Implementation of Assured Compliance Assessment Solution
(ACAS) for the Enterprise: - Answer: 13-670
Which page loads by default when you log in to SecurityCenter? Select the best answer. -
Answer: Dashboard
Which of the following pages show the date and time of the most recent plugin updates? -
Answer: Plugins, Feeds
Which page allows you to set your local time zone? - Answer: Profile
What is an organization? - Answer: A group of individuals who are responsible for a set of
common assets
What is a scan zone? - Answer: A defined static range of IP addresses with an associated Nessus
scanner(s)
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Solutions/ Updated 2024-2025.
What is ACAS? - Answer: ACAS is a network-based security compliance and assessment
capability
designed to provide awareness of the security posture and network health of
DoD networks.
Which of the following best describes the Security Center? - Answer: The central console that
provides continuous asset-based security and
compliance monitoring
A vulnerability is a weakness or an attack that can compromise your system. - Answer: False (a
vulnerability does not include an attack)
Page 1 of 12
, The Nessus scanner monitors data at rest, while the PVS monitors data in motion. - Answer:
True
PVS detects vulnerabilities based on network traffic instead of actively scanning hosts. - Answer:
True
Which ACAS component performs active vulnerability and compliance scanning? - Answer:
Nessus
CMRS is a tool to provide DoD component- and enterprise-level situational awareness by
quantitatively displaying an organization's security posture. - Answer: True
Select the Task Order for the Implementation of Assured Compliance Assessment Solution
(ACAS) for the Enterprise: - Answer: 13-670
Which page loads by default when you log in to SecurityCenter? Select the best answer. -
Answer: Dashboard
Which of the following pages show the date and time of the most recent plugin updates? -
Answer: Plugins, Feeds
Which page allows you to set your local time zone? - Answer: Profile
What is an organization? - Answer: A group of individuals who are responsible for a set of
common assets
What is a scan zone? - Answer: A defined static range of IP addresses with an associated Nessus
scanner(s)
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