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Nessus Interface and Navigation Overview

  1. Installation of Nessus Server and license management
  2. Reviewing and updating plugin databases
  3. Scanning Windows environments
  4. Utilising pre-loaded scan profiles
  5. Walkthrough of pre-installed configuration standards
  6. Navigating the application interface
  7. Configuring alert notifications

Executing Scans:

  1. Running basic vulnerability scans
  2. Executing scans using predefined templates
  3. Creating custom templates from pre-loaded plugins
  4. Performing asset discovery scans

Interpreting Nessus Output:

  1. Analyzing Nessus output files
  2. Understanding risk ratings and scoring mechanisms
  3. Filtering irrelevant data to refine output
  4. Validating scan findings
  5. Generating and interpreting Nessus reports

In-Depth Plugin Review:

  1. Data discovery plugins
  2. System-specific vulnerability plugins
  3. Compliance and auditing plugins

Requirements

Familiarity with common network protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP

Foundational understanding of the OSI model layers

Basic knowledge of IP addressing schemes

 28 Hours

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