Discover Walkthrough Redux - Tanium Tech Talks #159

What’s really on your network? Would you know if a rogue device was plugged in? Join us as Nash King breaks down how Tanium Discover works today - and how to use it effectively in real environments.

You'll learn about:
🔍 How Discover identifies network interfaces
🧪 How to use different scan types
🌐 IPv4 vs. IPv6 discovery (and why it matters)
🛰️ Using satellites to discover remote or unmanaged subnets
🗂️ Centralizing network definitions and exclusions
🏷️ Using labels to categorize interfaces

RESOURCES:
Discover Docs: https://help.tanium.com/bundle/ug_discover_cloud/page/discover/overview.html
Tanium Titan's Community Discover Discussions: https://community.tanium.com/s/topic/0TO0e0000001WnTGAU/discover

0:00 Intros

2:08 Interfaces vs. endpoints

3:24 Discover vs. Asset for cloud inventory

5:59 Discover scans explained

10:41 Using satellites for remote subnets

14:05 Centralized network definitions

16:38 Scan exclusions and best practices

19:43 Labels: turning data into insight

26:11 Locations, RBAC, and visibility

31:28 Real-world discoveries (rogue devices & cows)

35:54 Recommended Discover setup sequence

41:41 Wrap-up