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Overview of the Nessus Interface and Navigation

  1. Installation of Nessus Server and License Management
  2. Plugin verification and update procedures
  3. Scanning Windows environments
  4. Utilizing preloaded scan profiles
  5. Review of preinstalled configuration standards
  6. Navigating the user interface effectively
  7. Configuring notification settings

Scanning Techniques:

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

Interpreting Nessus Output:

  1. Analyzing Nessus output files
  2. Understanding risk rating and scoring mechanisms
  3. Filtering irrelevant data to streamline output
  4. Validating security findings
  5. Generating and managing Nessus reports

In-Depth Plugin Review:

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

Requirements

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

A foundational understanding of the OSI model layers.

Basic knowledge of IP addressing schemes.

 28 Hours

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