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Overview of Nessus Interface and Navigation

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

Scanning:

  1. Executing simple scans
  2. Running scans from predefined templates
  3. Creating custom templates using preloaded plugins
  4. Performing asset discovery scans

Understanding Nessus Output:

  1. Interpreting Nessus output files
  2. Understanding risk ratings and scoring mechanisms
  3. Filtering unnecessary data to streamline output
  4. Validating identified findings
  5. Generating Nessus reports

Detailed Review of Plugins:

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

Requirements

Foundational knowledge of common protocols such as HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SSL, Telnet, and SFTP

Familiarity with the OSI model layers

Understanding of IP addressing concepts

 28 Hours

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