TANIUM LEARNING CENTERTANIUM ESSENTIALS 7.6

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Delivery options and duration
ILT/vILT: 3 days | WBT: 14 hours

Tanium Essentials 7.6 is an immersive training covering theprimary use cases and operation of the Tanium platform and its
solution modules. You will learn how to use Tanium’s powerfulabilities to gain network visibility, apply control and remediation,
manage endpoints, enhance the employee experience, manage
risk and compliance, and respond to incidents using Tanium
modules in a variety of practical scenarios.

Getting Started With Tanium isrequired.

This course is divided into several sections based on common
workflows, each one displaying how Tanium modules can work
together to solve challenging scenarios.

Tanium Essentials is part of therecommended study material for the'TCO Certification'. Click here to learn
more: Certifications | Tanium.

*ILT/VILT sessions will now include access to the self-paced
WBT course. Both ILT/VILT and standalone WBT options provide
access to hands-on lab activities!

DELIVERY OPTIONSPrerequisites

Certification path

Target audience
This course is intended for both newand experienced Tanium users who are
ready to expand their knowledge of theTanium platform, and desire to become
more proficient in the primary
operational and security use cases ofthe Tanium modules.

Registration information
Instructor-Led
Web-Based
Training (ILT)/Training (WBT)
Virtual InstructorLed Training (VILT)Live Labs(Skillable)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES••Public

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TANIUM LEARNING CENTERTANIUM ESSENTIALSCOURSE STRUCTURE & OBJECTIVESTANIUM CONVERGED ENDPOINT
MANAGEMENT (XEM) PLATFORM••••

Identify the benefits of the Tanium XEM
platform and its unique linear-chainarchitecture
Review the purpose and benefits of Tanium's
foundational modules
Identify Tanium's Shared Services and thefunctionality they add
Discuss Tanium partner integrations and howthey let you do even more with Tanium•••••••••Public•••••

GAINING VISIBILITY•APPLYING CONTROL & REMEDIATION•

Describe the basic features, functions, andbenefits of the Tanium Discover, Asset, andBenchmark modules
Pivot between Discover, Asset, andBenchmark to bring endpoints under control
in a scenario
Explain how Discover active scanning works
Create a Discover profile to install the Tanium
Client on unmanaged endpoints
Apply labels to interfaces
Create an Asset report to identify software
usage
Set Report attributes and create a View
Use SBOM to identify software at risk for aknown vulnerability
Determine an enterprise’s risk score andasset criticality
View metrics and dashboards to compare
against industry peers©2024 Tanium. All rights reserved.

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Describe the basic features, functions,and benefits of the Tanium Enforce,
Certificate Manager, and Investigate
modules
Pivot between Enforce, Certificate
Manager, and Investigate to ensurecompliance standards in a scenario
Identify expiring or expired certificates
Use Certificate Manager to prepare forpost-quantum cryptography
Deploy a certificate audit package
Describe the uses of different policytypes
Create and manage Configuration
policies and remediation policies
Leverage Tanium knowledge foractivities of interest across endpoints
Assign an owner to each investigation
Manage and troubleshoot on a single
endpoint remotely

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TANIUM LEARNING CENTERTANIUM ESSENTIALSMANAGING ENDPOINTS
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MANAGING RISK & COMPLIANCE

Describe the basic features, functions, andbenefits of the Tanium Provision, Patch, andDeploy modules
Pivot between Provision, Patch, and Deploy torollout new operating systems and software ina scenario
Create OS bundles
Describe the OS refresh deployment process
Create bare metal deployments
Choose proper methods for patch scanconfigurations
Manage patch lists and block lists
Specify targeted endpoints with deployment
templates
Import third-party software package templates
Use Self Service to install and remove
software
Align deployments with maintenance windows

ENHANCING THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE
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PublicDescribe the basic features, functions, andbenefits of the Tanium Performance andEngage modules
Pivot between Performance and Engage in ascenario
Get insights into performance and healthmetrics on all your endpoints
Monitor and be notified about critical
performance and other metrics
Analyze and evaluate employee and customer
digital experiences
Learn and quantify the impact of automationand self-help workflows
Create custom surveys and deploy them
Notify employees about issues impacting theirexperience
Measure and baseline the sentiment andsatisfaction of the entire organization as wellas each employee©2024 Tanium. All rights reserved.

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Describe the basic features, functions,and benefits of the Tanium Reveal,Integrity Monitor, and Comply modules
Pivot between Reveal, Integrity Monitor,
and Comply in a scenario
Find and review sensitive data on
endpoints
Create secondary validations forautomatic confirmation
Monitor operating system files,
application data, and registry settings
Continuously monitor sensitive files andfolders for changes and activity
Verify endpoints in an organization meet
security compliance
Use industry-standard benchmarks forcompliance scans

RESPONDING TO INCIDENTS••••••

Describe the basic features, functions,and benefits of the Tanium Threat
Response and Impact modules
Pivot between Threat Response andImpact in a scenario
Act upon threats using Threat Responsefeatures
Identify users, groups, and endpoints
with high potential for lateral movement
Use the Impact categories to locate
potential causes of excessive rights
Use Impact to devise a strategy aimed
at minimizing horizontal movement
within the enterprise network

CONCLUSION••Solidify key points of the training
Promote Tanium Certification programs
and additional learning opportunities

3TANIUM LEARNING CENTERTANIUM ESSENTIALSCOURSE OUTLINEGAINING VISIBILITYTANIUM XEM PLATFORM•••••PublicWelcome
Tanium XEM Platform (review)
Tanium foundations (review)○ Interact○ Reporting○ Connect
Shared Services overview:○ Direct Connect○ Satellites○ Endpoint Configuration○ Client Management○ Recorder○ Index○ Reputation○ Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)○ Criticality○ End-user Notification○ Directory Query
Tanium partner integrations overview:○ Microsoft○ ServiceNow○ ScreenMeet○ Deep Instinct○ Gateway©2024 Tanium. All rights reserved.

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Discover module:○ What is Discover?
○ Use cases○ Discover Overview page
○ Sanning○ Designating locations○ Creating labels
Asset module:○ What is Asset?
○ Use cases○ Asset Overview page
○ Reports○ Sources○ Software Inventory & Usage(SIU)○ Software Bill of Materials(SBOM)
Benchmark module:○ What is Benchmark?
○ Use cases○ Benchmark Overview page
○ Risk scoring○ Benchmark dashboards

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TANIUM LEARNING CENTERTANIUM ESSENTIALSAPPLYING CONTROL & REMEDIATION•••

PublicEnforce module:○ What is Enforce?
○ Use cases○ Enforce Overview page
○ Policies○ Device actions○ Configuration policies○ Enforcements
Certificate Manager module:○ What is Certificate Manager?
○ Use cases○ Certificate Manager Overview page
○ Dashboards and data
○ Managing certificates○ Post-quantum cryptography
Investigate module:○ What is Investigate?
○ Use cases○ Investigate Overview page
○ Investigations and activities○ Working with investigations○ Remediate with remote management©2024 Tanium. All rights reserved.

MANAGING ENDPOINTS•••Provision module:○ What is Provision?
○ Use cases○ Provision Overview page○ Provision endpoint types○ USB boot drives○ Staging OS bundle files○ Bare metal deployment○ OS refresh deployments
Patch module:○ What is Patch?
○ Use cases○ Patch Overview page○ Scan configurations○ Patches○ Patch lists○ Block lists○ Maintenance windows○ Deployments
Deploy module:○ What is Deploy?
○ Use cases○ Deploy Overview page
○ Managing software○ Deployments○ End-user self service

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TANIUM LEARNING CENTERTANIUM ESSENTIALSENHANCING THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE••

PublicPerformance module:○ What is Performance?
○ Use cases○ Performance Overview page
○ Profiles○ Events○ Direct Connect○ Working with Performance andReportingEngage module:○ What is Engage?
○ Use cases○ Engage Overview page
○ Creating surveys○ Deploying surveys○ Survey details○ Endpoint experience©2024 Tanium. All rights reserved.

MANAGING RISK & COMPLIANCE•••

Reveal module:○ What is Reveal?
○ Use cases○ Reveal Overview page
○ Patterns○ Rules○ Validations○ Quick SearchIntegrity Monitor module:○ What is Integrity Monitor?
○ Use cases○ Integrity Monitor Overview page
○ Labels and rules○ Watchlists, monitors, and events
Comply module:○ What is Comply?
○ Use cases○ Comply Overview page○ Assessments○ Standards○ Findings and filtering○ SCAP○ Exporting findings

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TANIUM LEARNING CENTERTANIUM ESSENTIALSRESPONDING TO INCIDENTS••

PublicThreat Response module:○ What is Threat Response?
○ Use cases○ Threat Response Overview page
○ Threat detection engine○ Deployment workflows○ Incident response○ Threat Response and ReportingImpact module:○ What is Impact?
○ Use cases○ Impact Overview page
○ Inbound vs. outbound impact○ Identifying highest potential impact○ Integrations©2024 Tanium. All rights reserved.

CONCLUSION••••

Wrap up key learning points of thetraining
Q&A
Introduce Tanium Certified Operator(TCO) program and additional learning
opportunities
Send off / post assessment

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