RAPID7 - INSIGHTVM CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

RAPID7 - INSIGHTVM
CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATOR


What functionality is added by pairing to the Insight Platform? (6) -
ANSWERS-1. Dashboard and Cards
2. Containers
3. Insight Agent
4. Remediation Projects
5. Automation
6. Goals & SLAs


What are the prerequisites for Insight Platform Activation? (5) -
ANSWERS-1. Security Console version 6.5.29 or later
2. Console not already activated on platform
3. Allowed URLs for data region (eu.exposure-
analytics.insight.rapid7.com etc)
4. TCP-443 allowed on firewalls
5. Account created on insight.rapid7.com


What is the difference between a "Hosted" and a "Distributed" Scan
Engine? - ANSWERS-Hosted Scan Engines are provided and
managed by Rapid7

, Distributed Scan Engines are hosted on company owned
infrastructure (on-prem or cloud)


What are the Scan Engine Placement Considerations? (8) -
ANSWERS-1. Security Console paired or direct to Insight Platform?
2. Firewalls
3. IDS/IPS
4. NAT
5. VPNs
6. Subnets
7. DMZs
8. ACLs


What are the scanning strategy goals? (6) - ANSWERS-1. Size of
enterprise (# of scan engines)
2. Geography (placement, configuration)
3. Assets in multiple sites (compliance, reporting, inventory, bare
metal vs VM)
4. Hot Spots (compliance, web farm)
5. Resources (bandwidth, security workflow)
6. Organization-specific threats (Intellectual property, sector etc.)


What are the hardware considerations for Scan Engines? (3) -
ANSWERS-1. Assets to be scanned per day
2. Number of distributed scan engines