Which best describes agentless scanning in a cloud posture security context?

The correct answer is A. Scanning workloads without installing local agents. Agentless scanning retrieves asset and configuration data through cloud APIs without deploying agents on individual workloads. This allows for faster setup and no impact on workload performance, though it may lack runtime visibility.

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AScanning workloads without installing local agents
BScanning workloads only when powered off
CInstalling lightweight agents for deeper inspection
DManual review of configuration files

How the community answered

(30 responses)

A
73% (22)
B
3% (1)
C
10% (3)
D
13% (4)

Explanation

Agentless scanning retrieves asset and configuration data through cloud APIs without deploying agents on individual workloads. This allows for faster setup and no impact on workload performance, though it may lack runtime visibility.

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#agentless scanning#cloud workload scanning#deployment model

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