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Overview of the Nessus Interface and Navigation

  1. Installing the Nessus Server and licensing
  2. Verifying and updating plugins
  3. Scanning Windows environments
  4. Utilizing preloaded scan profiles
  5. Reviewing preinstalled configuration standards
  6. Navigating the user interface
  7. Configuring notifications

Scanning Techniques:

  1. Executing simple scans
  2. Conducting scans from predefined templates
  3. Building custom templates from preloaded 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 and optimizing output volume
  4. Validating identified findings
  5. Generating Nessus reports

In-Depth Review of Plugins:

  1. Data discovery plugins
  2. System-specific plugins
  3. Compliance plugins

Requirements

Fundamental knowledge of common network protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP.

Basic understanding of OSI model layers.

Foundational knowledge of IP addressing.

 28 Hours

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