Organize your targets with labels

Labels let you group your targets in a way that fits your organization. Once targets share a label, you can find them faster, start their scans in one go, and control which users can see them.

What can you use labels for?

• Server locations, for example Amsterdam datacenter or Office.

• The IT partner that manages a target, for example Managed by Partner A.

• Environment or priority, for example Production, PCI-DSS or High Risk.

• Scanning in bulk: start the scans for every target with a label at once. See Scan all targets with a label at once.

• Access control: restrict users to specific targets. See Restrict user access with labels.

A target can have more than one label, and a label can be linked to as many targets as you like.

Find your labels

1. In the left-hand menu, under Vulnerability Management, click Targets.

2. Click the Labels tab. The number next to the tab name is the number of labels you have.

For each label, the overview shows the name and the date it was created. Use Search by label name to find a label, or click the Label and Created at column headers to sort. Click the arrow at the start of a row to see the targets linked to that label.

Create a label

Use this method to create a label and link several targets to it right away.

1. Go to Targets and open the Labels tab.

2. Click New Label.

3. Enter a Label Name. This field is required.

4. (Optional) Click Linked Targets and tick the targets that should get this label.

5. Click Save.

The new label appears in the overview. Click Cancel to close the window without creating a label.

Add a label to a target

You can also work with labels from the detail page of a target.

1. Go to Targets and click a target to open it.

2. Under the target name, click Add label.

3. In the Classification Labels box, open the list and tick one or more labels. The label is saved as soon as you select it.

4. Need a label that doesn't exist yet? Click Create new label in the same box.

The labels now appear under the target name.

To remove a label from a target, click the x next to the label under the target name.

Edit or delete a label

On the Labels tab, each label has these buttons in the Actions column:

• Run (orange): starts scans for all targets with this label. See Scan all targets with a label at once.

• Edit (pencil): change the label name or the linked targets.

• Delete (red): delete the label.

Tips

• Agree on a naming scheme, for example Location - Amsterdam, so the list stays easy to search.

• Label new targets right away, so bulk scans and access restrictions stay complete.

• Use several labels per target, for example a location label and a partner label.