In terms of compliance, what does Tanium monitor on endpoints?

Tanium monitors patch status against organizational standards to ensure that endpoints are compliant with the security policies and practices set by an organization. This capability allows organizations to assess whether their systems are up to date with the necessary security patches, which is crucial for protecting against vulnerabilities and potential threats. By regularly scanning endpoints for patch compliance, Tanium helps organizations maintain a secure environment and demonstrates adherence to regulatory requirements or best practices related to software maintenance and security.

Monitoring only hardware changes, user login frequency, or application startup times does not directly relate to compliance in terms of keeping systems updated and secure; therefore, these options do not address the critical aspect of compliance that Tanium focuses on, which is ensuring that all endpoints are running the correct patches as per organizational policies.