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Computers Page

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Written by Shannon DeLange
Updated this week

The Computers page serves as an overview of the computers that your company is monitoring with the help of the Vanta Device Monitor or a supported MDM (mobile device manager).

Computers with the Vanta Device Monitor Installed

Once the Vanta Device Monitor has been installed on your employee's computers, a list will populate. Each row includes information about each of your employees' computers. Each user will have a check mark or an X for each security measure column.

Accessing the Computers Page

  • Select Computers from the left-hand navigation panel

  • From here, you will find a list of assets being monitored and tracked within Vanta

  • Clicking a specific User name will show you additional information related to the person, such as their onboarding status, what access they have, offboarding status, and computer information

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Column Information

A green check indicates that the asset's security protocol has been met. An X indicates that the asset does not meet that security protocol.

  • Owner: The owner of the asset

  • Monitoring: What is monitoring this asset?

  • OS: What OS is the asset running on?

  • PW: Does this asset use a password manager?

  • HD: Is the hard drive encrypted?

  • AV: Is an anti-virus installed?

  • SL: Is screen lock enabled? (Does the device lock after inactivity)

  • Last Check: When was the last time this asset was scanned by the Device Monitor or MDM

Manually Assigning a Computer with No Owner

  • Hover your mouse next to the dash in the Owner column and click on the pencil icon that appears.

  • Click the Assign dropdown and select an owner from the user list

Reassigning or Removing a Computer

  • Select a specific name from the list

  • From the Computers tab, expand the Monitored By dropdown of the device you wish to reassign/remove

  • Select 'Reassign Owner' to reassign the device to a different user, or select 'Remove Computer' to remove the device from monitoring in Vanta.

Exporting Computer List

  • To export the list of your assets, click Export from the top right-hand side of the page.

  • This will initiate a download of the .csv file containing the computer list.

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Unmonitored Computers

  • Employees who do not have the Vanta Device Monitor installed will be listed under the "Unmonitored" tab:

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Automated Vanta Device Monitor Install with MDM

  • If you do not want your employees to self-install the Vanta Device Monitor, you have the option to run a script for automated installation on your MDM-provisioned computers. That script can be located on the Use your MDM system to install the Vanta Device Monitor at the bottom of the page.